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Life Lessons from the Lijadu Sisters
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Lauren Fay Levy
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If you enjoyed the album Horizon Unlimited in our record collection, here is a 2014 YouTube series by Okayafrica, interviewing the iconic Nigerian identical twin pop stars The Lijadu Sisters. In each part of the series, the sisters reflect on experiences they’ve had through their many years in show business and provide a wealth of knowledge that can be universally applied to music, race, gender, and life in general.
Kehinde, who says in the series, “I will forever be the mouthpiece of those who are oppressed worldwide,” has since passed, in 2019, making these recent videos even more special.
PART THREE: http://youtu.be/IlikTrQbc_8
PART FOUR: http://youtu.be/Z8IYJsSyfS0
PART FIVE: http://youtu.be/m7_rKW-OUbs
PART SIX: http://youtu.be/VooELCCvLp4
PART SEVEN: http://youtu.be/EdZNSO6FQ00
PART EIGHT: http://youtu.be/KWcuwMv4hNA
And here is a special glimpse into the home they shared in Harlem, NY from 2011, via The Fader:
Revisit our notes on Horizon Unlimited here: https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/album/lijadu-sisters-horizon-unlimited/
