“She took us back to have a bit of the African culture,” says Williams, 43.
“I loved it: the hot weather, the lovely people, the lovely culture.”
This March, the eight-piece group will release their second album,Uyai, via the indie powerhouse Merge.
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But Ibibio Sound System aren’t afraid to address social and political issues.
“I was in the studio when I heard [the kidnapping had happened],” says Williams.
“Why can’t we just be free to be who we want to be?
Why can’t children just be free?
It’s not an angry song.
It’s a challenge.
It’s [about] empowering people.”
