Ibeyi announce independent new album Offering and return with Aset

Ibeyi returned to the news cycle on 16 May with the announcement of Offering, their first album in four years and their first release through their own IBEYI Records. That independent shift matters. Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Díaz have always made music that feels rooted in family, ancestry, rhythm and spiritual language, but releasing through their own label gives this next chapter a stronger sense of ownership. The lead single Aset arrives with a video filmed in Havana and directed by Corry Van Rhijn and Roman Pichon Herrera, immediately placing the project back inside a visual and cultural world rather than treating it as a simple streaming single.

Offering is set for release on 26 June and includes twelve tracks, with Sofiane Pamart appearing on La tendresse d’un mot. Ibeyi’s music has long blended Afro-Cuban tradition, electronic production, soul, pop and ritual feeling, and the title Offering suggests a record built around giving, memory and devotion rather than pure pop spectacle. For an indie/alternative digest, this is one of the strongest 16 May news items because it combines a new album announcement, a new single, a self-owned label structure and a clearly defined artistic return. Source: https://pitchfork.com/news/ibeyi-announce-new-album-offering