Spell 31

Spell 31 is the third studio album by Afro-French Cuban sibling duo Ibeyi, released on 6 May 2022, by XL Recordings.^[2]

Spell 31
Studio album by Ibeyi
Released	6 May 2022
Length	25:53
Label	XL
Producer	Richard Russell
Ibeyi chronology
Ash (2017) Spell 31 (2022)
Singles from Spell 31
"Made of Gold" Released: 18 November 2021^[1] "Sister 2 Sister" Released: 10 February 2022^[2] "Lavender & Red Roses" Released: 1 April 2022^[3]

Spell 31 ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100^[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
Clash	8/10^[6]
DIY	^[7]
The Line of Best Fit	8/10^[8]
Loud and Quiet	7/10^[9]
Uncut	7/10^[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lisa-Kaïndé Diaz except track 2, with other writers noted

Spell 31 track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sangoma"	Naomi Diaz	2:45
2.	"O Inle"	Traditional	0:33
3.	"Made of Gold" (with Pa Salieu)	Salieu	3:48
4.	"Sister 2 Sister"	Eg White	3:15
5.	"Creature (Perfect)"	White	3:31
6.	"Tears Are Our Medicine"		2:37
7.	"Foreign Country"	Salieu	1:40
8.	"Lavender & Red Roses" (with Jorja Smith)	Cornelius Cameron Noel Earl Davey Richard Russell	2:54
9.	"Rise Above" (featuring Berwyn)	Angá Díaz Berwyn Greg Ginn	3:31
10.	"Los Muertos"	N. Diaz A. Diaz Joel Hierrezuelo Belart	1:19
Total length:			25:53

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

1. "Ibeyi Return With Pa Salieu-Assisted Single "Made of Gold"". Clash. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
2. Minsker, Evan (10 February 2022). "Ibeyi Announce New Album Spell 31, Share Video for New Song "Sister 2 Sister"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
3. Murray, Robin (1 April 2022). "Ibeyi Team Up With Jorja Smith for "Lavender & Red Roses"". Clash. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
4. "Spell 31 by Ibeyi Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
5. Kellman, Andy. "Spell 31 - Ibeyi". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
6. Sutton, Naima (6 May 2022). "Ibeyi - Spell 31". Clash. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
7. Dixon, Louisa (6 May 2022). "Ibeyi - Spell 31". DIY. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
8. Inscoe-Jones, Liam (6 May 2022). "Ibeyi celebrate the present and indulge their love for the past on Spell 31". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
9. Butchard, Skye (2 May 2022). "Ibeyi - Spell 31". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
10. O'Connell, Sharon. "Ibeyi - Spell 31". Uncut. Retrieved 7 May 2022.