FORIBALE, by ONYI LOVE

FORIBALE

by ONYI LOVE

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Back cover art included!

Purchasable with gift card

$10 USD or more

1.	Ile Aiye Ile Aye Ilẹ (feat. Tristan de Liège, Ame Kora) 06:01	lyrics	buy track
Aiye Aye Aforibalẹ fun ẹ… Je marche sur le sel… La terre donne ma vie, je redonne a la terre… Moforibalẹ, moforibalẹ Eegun fun mi l’ayọ, eegun fun mi l’ayọ Walking on shells Standing true and tall Bare feet on soil Hearing the call Ground in our truth Connect in the now Return to our core Mycelial vow Ye ye ye ye ye ye ye ye ye *Note: Within the lyrics above, each unique word, line, or phrase is provided once in the order (roughly) that it is first sung. Throughout the song, however, it may be repeated or vamped.
2.	Oore Yeye (feat. Tristan de Liège) 06:16	lyrics	buy track
E o aa a e ooo Mo ti ri mi, ṣe o ti ri mi ooo Ṣe o maa ri mi ooo Omi omi ooo Iya mi oore yeye ooo Ladekoju Ore yeye ooo Ore yeye Mo maa ri mi, ṣe o maa ri mi ooo Omi gba, omi gbu, omi asan rererere **Note: Within the lyrics above, each unique word, line, or phrase is provided once in the order (roughly) that it is first sung. Throughout the song, however, it may be repeated or vamped.
3.	Ina Ọba (feat. Tristan de Liège) 04:32	lyrics	buy track
He yẹ yẹ yẹ yẹ… E o, e e e o, u u u u, e e e E o, e e e o, u u u u, e e o Kawo eee, kawo eee, kawo eee Kabiyesile ooo **Note: Within the lyrics above, each unique word, line, or phrase is provided once in the order (roughly) that it is first sung. Throughout the song, however, it may be repeated or vamped.
4.	Ayọ Ọya (feat. Tristan de Liège, Gregory Allison) 05:01	lyrics	buy track
[Verse 1] Breath of the dunes My body is set How do I let it slip away Grains upon my hands Slipping through fingers hitting ground [Verse 2] Oceans of white Reflecting the sky Shadows fall across my face What can I see Where may I walk inside my mind [Pre-chorus] Hitting ground (O ya, o ya, o ya) (2x) Chorus I hear what you say I hear what you say Show me the way Show me the way [Verse 3] Moving through space Time in the now Guided by spirits all around Palms upon my head Vision planted firmly, hitting ground [Verse 4] Give me a sign Build me a road Sundials turn in patterns round Clear in my eyes Rooted in my feet as seasons change [Chorus] I hear what you say (Hear what I say) (2x) Show me the way (I’ll show you the way) (2x) (2x) E o, e o, e e e o, e e e e o…

about

FORÍBALẸ̀ (full Yorùbá spelling)

An offering of love.
A call to collective action.
A remembering of and return to reverence.
A global ritual as Humanity undergoes a metamorphosis.

By Felicia "ONYI LOVE" Richards

Follow @foribaletheexperience on Instagram or visit www.onyi.love/foribale-music for a deeper diver into the worlds that are FORÍBALẸ̀

credits

released October 27, 2023

Music:

Recognizing, first and foremost, all of my Ancestors, and the Yorùbá—of my immediate genetic and spiritual lineages, and amongst those throughout the African diaspora—in particular. Modúpẹ́. Inú mi dùn.

~ Felicia "ONYI LOVE" Richards: Performer, Writer, Concept
~ Tristan de Liège: Composer, Producer, Bass, Co-Writer*
~ Ame Kora: Feature* (Vora)
~ Gregory Allison: Feature* (Violin)
~Jodhi Mather-Pike: Mastering Engineer
*See individual track details

Artwork:

~ Front & back cover designed by Vanessa Marquez

license

about

ONYI LOVE Los Angeles, California

Felicia “ONYI LOVE” Richards (aka Onyi) is a multidisciplinary creative, multimodality healer, priestess and teacher that weaves together skills across the spectrum of art to curate content and experiences that ground, uplift and transform the collective.

She has collaborated with a wide range of US-based and international artists and ensembles.

Website: www.onyi.love

Instagram: @onyi.love ... more

contact / help

Contact ONYI LOVE

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like ONYI LOVE, you may also like:

Synthesize the Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica from the Cape Verde Islands
by Various Artists

The broad range of electrifying music from the post-colonial Cape Verdean islands right after they achieved freedom is captured here in all its brilliance. Bandcamp Album of the Day Mar 2, 2017
go to album
Aicha
by Maalem Mahmoud Gania

featured on Bandcamp Radio Oct 13, 2020
go to album
MUSE.VIEWS.HUES: The Beginning of an End
by ARI-JOVAN

featured on Bandcamp Radio Jun 3, 2020
go to album
Open My Eyes EP
by ONIPA

featured on Bandcamp Radio Sep 11, 2018
go to album
Esperanto Slang
by Captain Planet

featured on Bandcamp Radio Aug 19, 2014
go to album
Vagabond EP
by Jinku

An immersive collagework of wavy synths and hallucinatory vocals, with nods toward the frenetic rhythms of Afrobeat. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 8, 2019
go to album
The Lost Tapes
by Owiny Sigoma Band

featured on Bandcamp Radio Nov 2, 2021
go to album