Ibibio Sound Machine - Doko Mien

Ibibio Sound Machine - Doko MienMusic is a universal language, but spoken language can help you think about what makes you emotional, what makes you feel certain feelings, what you want to see in the world," says Eno Williams, frontwoman of Ibibio Sound Machine. When Williams uses both English and Ibibio the Nigerian language from which her band's name is derived on Doko Mien, the group somehow produces a world of both entrancing specificity and comforting universality, a language

atmospheres congeal and liquefy

solidifying her place as a standout artist in contemporary music

and produces all of their music at home

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" With its gritty guitar riffs

" and a remix of their John Lennon cover "I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier

With it's repetitions and complex constructions

" this album stands as a tribute to the late Bon Scott and marks the debut of Brian Johnson as the band's lead vocalist

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