Imagine if Bjork and Erykah Badu made an album together in Bristol, UK's trip hop scene and you start to get a taste for Iskwé's sound: The singer-songwriter weaves together her Irish and Cree/Dené roots with political lyrics, trip hop breakbeats and an R&B sensibility for the magic mix your ears didn't know they needed.
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