Spell 31

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{{Infobox album

| name = Spell 31

| type = studio

| artist = Ibeyi

| cover = Ibeyi - Spell 31.jpg

| alt = Two gold pendants lay over a sheet of wrinkled black velvet, containing photos of the two artists. The band's and album's names are written in cursive script underneath.

| released = 6 May 2022

| recorded =

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| length = 25:53

| label = XL

| producer = Richard Russell

| prev_title = Ash

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Spell 31

| type = studio

| single1 = Made of Gold

| single1date = 18 November 2021{{Cite news |date=November 18, 2021 |title=Ibeyi Return With Pa Salieu-Assisted Single "Made of Gold" |work=Clash |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/ibeyi-return-with-pa-salieu-assisted-single-made-of-gold |access-date=May 7, 2022}}

| single2 = Sister 2 Sister

| single2date = 10 February 2022

| single3 = Lavender & Red Roses

| single3date = 1 April 2022{{Cite news |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Ibeyi Team Up With Jorja Smith for "Lavender & Red Roses" |work=Clash |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/ibeyi-team-up-with-jorja-smith-for-lavendar-red-roses |access-date=May 7, 2022}}

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| title =Spell 31 ratings

| MC = 80/100{{Cite news |title=Spell 31 by Ibeyi Reviews and Tracks |work=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/spell-31/ibeyi |access-date=May 7, 2022}}

| rev1 =AllMusic

| rev1score ={{rating|4|5}}{{Cite news |last=Kellman |first=Andy |title=Spell 31 - Ibeyi |work=AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/spell-31-mw0003670804 |access-date=May 7, 2022}}

| rev2 =Clash

| rev2score =8/10{{Cite news |last=Sutton |first=Naima |date=May 6, 2022 |title=Ibeyi - Spell 31 |work=Clash |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/ibeyi-spell-31 |access-date=May 7, 2022}}

| rev3 =DIY

| rev3score ={{rating|4|5}}{{Cite news |last=Dixon |first=Louisa |date=May 6, 2022 |title=Ibeyi - Spell 31 |work=DIY |url=https://diymag.com/2022/05/06/ibeyi-spell-31-album-review |access-date=May 7, 2022}}

| rev4 =The Line of Best Fit

| rev4score =8/10{{Cite news |last=Inscoe-Jones |first=Liam |date=May 6, 2022 |title=Ibeyi celebrate the present and indulge their love for the past on Spell 31 |work=The Line of Best Fit |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/ibeyi-spell-31-album-review |access-date=May 7, 2022}}

| rev5 =Loud and Quiet

| rev5score =7/10{{Cite news |last=Butchard |first=Skye |date=May 2, 2022 |title=Ibeyi - Spell 31 |work=Loud and Quiet |url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/ibeyi-spell-31/ |access-date=May 7, 2022}}

| rev6 =Uncut

| rev6score =7/10{{Cite news |last=O'Connell |first=Sharon |title=Ibeyi - Spell 31 |work=Uncut |url=https://archive.org/details/uncut-june-2022/page/28/mode/2up |access-date=May 7, 2022}}

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Spell 31 is the third studio album by Afro-French Cuban sibling duo Ibeyi, released on 6 May 2022, by XL Recordings.{{Cite news |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=February 10, 2022 |title=Ibeyi Announce New Album Spell 31, Share Video for New Song "Sister 2 Sister" |work=Pitchfork |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/ibeyi-announce-new-album-spell-31-share-video-for-new-song-sister-2-sister-watch/ |access-date=May 7, 2022}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Spell 31 track listing

| total_length =25:53

| all_writing = Lisa-Kaïndé Diaz except track 2, with other writers noted

| title1 = Sangoma

| writer1 = Naomi Diaz

| length1 = 2:45

| title2 = O Inle

| writer2 = Traditional

| length2 = 0:33

| title3 = Made of Gold

| note3 = with Pa Salieu

| writer3 = Salieu

| length3 = 3:48

| title4 = Sister 2 Sister

| writer4 = Eg White

| length4 = 3:15

| title5 = Creature (Perfect)

| writer5 = White

| length5 = 3:31

| title6 = Tears Are Our Medicine

| length6 = 2:37

| title7 = Foreign Country

| writer7 = Salieu

| length7 = 1:40

| title8 = Lavender & Red Roses

| note8 = with Jorja Smith

| writer8 = {{hlist|Cornelius Cameron|Noel Earl Davey|Richard Russell}}

| length8 = 2:54

| title9 = Rise Above

| note9 = featuring Berwyn

| writer9 = {{hlist|Angá Díaz|Berwyn|Greg Ginn}}

| length9 = 3:31

| title10 = Los Muertos

| writer10 = {{hlist|N. Diaz|A. Diaz|Joel Hierrezuelo Belart}}

| length10 = 1:19

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Personnel

  • Lisa-Kaïndé Diaz – vocals
  • Naomi Diaz – vocals, percussion, arranger (1, 4–10)
  • Richard Russell – producer, arranger (4, 6–8)
  • Pa Salieu – vocals (3, 7)
  • Jorja Smith – vocals (8)
  • Berwyn – vocals (9)
  • Joe Brown – recording engineer, instrumental performance (7, 8)
  • Ricky Damian – mixing engineer
  • Eg White – instrumental performance (5)
  • Owen Pallett – arranger, instrumental performance (5)
  • Ben Reed – arranger (6), instrumental performance (4–7)
  • Dave Okumu – instrumental performance (4)
  • Maya Dagnino – instrumental performance (7)
  • Casisdead – instrumental performance (9)

References