NEW MUSIC: ROBYN & NENEH CHERRY | BUFFALO STANCE (FEAT. MAPEI)

Neneh Cherry has enlisted Robyn to reimagine her 1988 song “Buffalo Stance.” The new version is produced by Devonté Hynes and features Robyn singing Cherry’s part and Mapei handling the rap verse. It’s billed as the first release from a “forthcoming collaboration album” that drops later this year. The new version opens up with some electric guitar strums before diving into Robyn’s angelic vocals on the slowed-down version of the original. The “Buffalo Stance” re-release is the first taste of a collaboration album Cherry will release later this year. “I love that I could write an essay with all the things I could say about Robyn, and I love that she leaves me speechless at the same time,” said Cherry in a statement. “I’ve known Robyn for three decades; she is my sister, my friend, my family, a creative inspiration. So to have Robyn doing her version of a new life interpretation of ‘Buffalo Stance’ is an absolute honour… and with Dev Hynes and Mapei, this is what dreams are made of!” Robyn also posted a series of tweets about her reimagining of the song and relationship to Cherry's music, writing "my friend and I spent most of our [summer of 1989] playing cards and listening to 'Raw Like Sushi.' Even though I didn't understand all the words, I knew that she was on my side." Cherry’s last album, "Broken Politics," came out in 2018. The following year, she released a deluxe reissue of her debut full-length "Raw Like Sushi" and shared a music video for “Natural Skin Deep.”