{"id":20957,"date":"2019-08-28T16:18:39","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T16:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2019\/08\/28\/ibibio-sound-machine-takes-us-around-the-world-without-leaving-london\/"},"modified":"2019-08-28T16:18:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T16:18:39","slug":"ibibio-sound-machine-takes-us-around-the-world-without-leaving-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/ibibio-sound-machine-takes-us-around-the-world-without-leaving-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Ibibio Sound Machine Takes Us Around The World Without Leaving London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:16px\">By  <a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/world-cafe\/2019\/08\/28\/755028559\/ibibio-sound-machine-takes-us-around-the-world-without-leaving-london?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=world\">Talia Schlanger<\/a><\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/world-cafe\/2019\/08\/28\/755028559\/ibibio-sound-machine-takes-us-around-the-world-without-leaving-london?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=world\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/08\/28\/ibibio_sound_machine_world_cafe_kimberly_junod-1_wide-cbca88e4ee61f1ac4de64be22c21ca00598abef7-s1100-c15.jpg\" alt><\/p>\n<div>\n            <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/08\/28\/ibibio_sound_machine_world_cafe_kimberly_junod-1_wide-cbca88e4ee61f1ac4de64be22c21ca00598abef7-s1200.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n            <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/08\/28\/ibibio_sound_machine_world_cafe_kimberly_junod-1_wide-cbca88e4ee61f1ac4de64be22c21ca00598abef7-s1200.jpg\">Enlarge this image<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                Ibibio Sound Machine performing in the Pool Recording Studio in London<\/p>\n<p>                <b><\/p>\n<p>                    Kimberly Junod\/WXPN<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span><\/p>\n<p>        Kimberly Junod\/WXPN<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Wanna Come Down&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Tell Me (Doko Mien)&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I Need You To Be Sweet Like Sugar&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES755041984\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP LISTTEXT\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"CONTAINER SMALL BTMBAR\" ID=\"CON755041777\" PREVIEWTITLE=\"SET LIST\" --><\/p>\n<p>British-born singer <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/02\/26\/517305326\/ibibio-sound-machine-blends-nigerian-pop-and-british-electronica\">Eno Williams<\/a> grew up in Nigeria, where her family passed on storytelling traditions in the Ibibio language. Eno&#8217;s grandmother used to tease her, saying, &#8220;You always sing in English, when are you going to sing in Ibibio?&#8221; When Eno eventually came around to the idea, she noticed that the rhythms and melodies inherent in the language made it a perfect fit for songwriting. Now, in <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/artists\/516634020\/ibibio-sound-machine\">Ibibio Sound Machine<\/a>, Eno fuses the language of her roots with the musical roots of her bandmates, who hail from Ghana, Trinidad, Australia and Brazil. <\/p>\n<p>Ibibio Sound Machine&#8217;s music \u2014 and its very existence \u2014 is a unique testament to the global city where the members came together; London. We meet the band at the Pool Recording Studio in London to hear live performances of songs from its latest album, <em>Doko Mien<\/em>. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n                  <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/playlist.worldcafe.org\/world-cafe-playlist-08-28-2019-sense-of-place-london-ibibio-sound-machine\/\">World Cafe: 8\/28\/19<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES755042400\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP EXTERNALLINK\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"CONTAINER LARGE BTMBAR\" ID=\"CON755042108\" PREVIEWTITLE=\"EPISODE PLAYLIST\" --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/world-cafe\/2019\/08\/28\/755028559\/ibibio-sound-machine-takes-us-around-the-world-without-leaving-london?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=world\" class=\"colorbox\" title=\"Ibibio Sound Machine Takes Us Around The World Without Leaving London\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/world-cafe\/2019\/08\/28\/755028559\/ibibio-sound-machine-takes-us-around-the-world-without-leaving-london?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=world<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/world-cafe\/2019\/08\/28\/755028559\/ibibio-sound-machine-takes-us-around-the-world-without-leaving-london?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=world\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/08\/28\/ibibio_sound_machine_world_cafe_kimberly_junod-1_wide-cbca88e4ee61f1ac4de64be22c21ca00598abef7-s1100-c15.jpg\" alt><\/p>\n<div>\n            <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/08\/28\/ibibio_sound_machine_world_cafe_kimberly_junod-1_wide-cbca88e4ee61f1ac4de64be22c21ca00598abef7-s1200.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n            <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/08\/28\/ibibio_sound_machine_world_cafe_kimberly_junod-1_wide-cbca88e4ee61f1ac4de64be22c21ca00598abef7-s1200.jpg\">Enlarge this image<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                Ibibio Sound Machine performing in the Pool Recording Studio in London<\/p>\n<p>                <b><\/p>\n<p>                    Kimberly Junod\/WXPN<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span><\/p>\n<p>        Kimberly Junod\/WXPN<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Wanna Come Down&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Tell Me (Doko Mien)&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I Need You To Be Sweet Like Sugar&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES755041984\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP LISTTEXT\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"CONTAINER SMALL BTMBAR\" ID=\"CON755041777\" PREVIEWTITLE=\"SET LIST\" --><\/p>\n<p>British-born singer <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/02\/26\/517305326\/ibibio-sound-machine-blends-nigerian-pop-and-british-electronica\">Eno Williams<\/a> grew up in Nigeria, where her family passed on storytelling traditions in the Ibibio language. Eno&#8217;s grandmother used to tease her, saying, &#8220;You always sing in English, when are you going to sing in Ibibio?&#8221; When Eno eventually came around to the idea, she noticed that the rhythms and melodies inherent in the language made it a perfect fit for songwriting. Now, in <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/artists\/516634020\/ibibio-sound-machine\">Ibibio Sound Machine<\/a>, Eno fuses the language of her roots with the musical roots of her bandmates, who hail from Ghana, Trinidad, Australia and Brazil. <\/p>\n<p>Ibibio Sound Machine&#8217;s music \u2014 and its very existence \u2014 is a unique testament to the global city where the members came together; London. We meet the band at the Pool Recording Studio in London to hear live performances of songs from its latest album, <em>Doko Mien<\/em>. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n                  <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/playlist.worldcafe.org\/world-cafe-playlist-08-28-2019-sense-of-place-london-ibibio-sound-machine\/\">World Cafe: 8\/28\/19<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES755042400\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP EXTERNALLINK\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"CONTAINER LARGE BTMBAR\" ID=\"CON755042108\" PREVIEWTITLE=\"EPISODE PLAYLIST\" --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20957\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}