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[VIDEO] Ibeyi: The French-Cuban twins who sing in Yoruba | BBC

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[VIDEO] Ibeyi: The French-Cuban twins who sing in Yoruba | BBC



[dropcap]Ibeyi[/dropcap] is a band made up of two French-Cuban sisters, who often sing in the West African language Yoruba. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]

They learnt the language, which differs somewhat from what is spoken in Nigeria and Benin today, from their parents.

In this BBC Africa One Minute Story they explain why the language means so much to them.

Video Journalist: Celestina Olulode