[DID NOT ATTEND: March 25, 2023] Ibeyi / Ojerime [rescheduled from October 4, 2022]
I first heard of Ibeyi quite some time ago. They are sisters Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz. They were born in Cuba but moved to France as small kids. Both of their parents are musicians, and the sisters have a great musical connection.
I had heard that their live show was amazing and I put them high on my list of bands to see. They were supposed to play Union Transfer back in October and I was really looking forward to seeing them there.
The show was moved to World Cafe Live which wasn’t a super big deal, although I fins getting to World Cafe Live to be far more of a pain than getting to Union Transfer. Then I listened to the newest album and it was okay. I still think “Deathless” is a staggeringly wonderful song, and I sure it’s genius live, but I had kind of lost interest in Ibeyi in the last few months. And when The Rural Alberta Advantage announced a show for the same night, they ultimately won out.
Sometimes if you are not sure how a band is going to be live, you might be able to get a sense based on their opening act. Not a foolproof plan, but it can certainly be an indicator. I hadn’t heard of Ojerime, but when I looked her up, I saw she was described as a “nostalgic R&B queen, [whose] debut mixtape ‘B4 I Breakdown’ tracks a difficult journey through depression and self-discovery.”
That had all the elements of someone I did not want to see. Like, at all. So, that helped to solidify my decision not to go.
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