Paris-born, London-based, Egyptian-Iranian singer-songwriter Lafawndah recently released her debut album Ancestor Boy. She has now shared a video for one of the highlights of the record, “Daddy,” in which she battle dances face to face with her mum Zohreh. Described as her “most personal yet,” the flamenco-inspired visuals were co-directed by Claire Arnold and celebrate her mother’s dance background. In her own words:

[su_quote]’DADDY’ is a spotlight for my mother’s talents in performance and dance. Through the efforts of many, it became a stage for she and I to remember, to negotiate, to duel, to release. Somewhere in-between filmmaking and rapprochement, we met there to dig up some things, to bury others, and to be in the light together.[/su_quote]

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After a series of EPs and mixtapes, Paris-born multicultural singer-songwriter-producer Yasmin Dubois, better known as Lafawndah, is finally ready to release an official full-length project. This exciting announcement comes in the shape of “Daddy”, an ethereal and vibrant slice of R&B which sounds less challenging than some of her explorative and experimental tracks. “Daddy” is a bewitching pop song which graciously explores the roots and the filiation, two themes that also link with the title of her album.

About the track, she explained to High Snobiety:

[su_quote]Daddy’ is a song about legacy, family secrets, what you decide is yours and what you decide to let go, ’cause it belongs to the people who made you and to the people before them.[/su_quote]

[su_dropcap style=”simple”]E[/su_dropcap]very Wednesday on HighClouds, from now until death do us part, we publish the picky playlists of our Brussels’ friend and collaborator Deer Du Bois. He has been demonstrating a real talent in highlighting emerging and talented acts and imposes himself as a real talent-spotter. Every week, his playlist is a sharp and buzzing selection of new discoveries in indie and pop music. And lucky you: we are now your fresh and fun place to weekly seat and savor his delightful “indie.tronic.dream.pop.chill.wave” cocktail. So, do you mind a cup?

This Week, the Deer Du Bois playlist features levitation and electro-chocks!

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Levitation and electro-chocks will be pulsing back and forth this week when we plug into the avant-glitch of Mai Lan with “Technique” and Bec Sandrige‘s “You’re a fucking Joke”.

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Boil those noodles and eat them with “New Friends” by the Swedish RABBII if you think your regular ones are too “Old Skool” like Metronomy in the Fatima Yamaha remix.

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Get to know each other better by touching “Palms” with Rationale or with lifting you up to spiritual heights on Aussie heartthrob Oscar Key Sung‘s “Hands”.

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For those softer moments, when the beat goes down and people can finally start to talk to each other we added the darling Liyv and her utmost happy “Little Fox” and LAFAWANDAH with her Ace of Base cover of “All That She Wants”. Oh, and there is some Rihanna too, and she’s ready to kiss you!

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If you want to drink a bit more until you get tipsy, you should check him on Facebook and Soundcloud, and follow his regular posts on our site.

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