Today, Neneh Cherry shared an updated version of her late-'80s hit "Buffalo Stance" with help from Robyn and Mapei, as well as production from Dev Hynes. As the first release from a forthcoming collaboration album out later this year, the sleek reimagining announces a new creative chapter for Cherry.
"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," Cherry said of the collaboration. "Her talent is soulful because she leads with her heart and spirit, she is absolutely there, ever present with honest intensity in her offerings which leave me blubbering with hairs standing erect on my arms and legs, dancing on my own talking to myself with a feeling that everything is going to be alright."
Cherry added a story about seeing the Swedish pop singer perform: "The first time I saw Robyn live in Stockholm with my daughter Mabel (then a young struggling teenager) she only said two things that night: 'Hej Stockholm' and in the middle of a song shouted out 'Mabel!' Mabel was so happy I had tears streaming down my cheeks. Robyn gave everything and when she needed a pick me up she ate a banana…she stole my heart. I’ve known Robyn for three decades, she is my sister, my friend, my family, a creative inspiration."
Hear the new version below.
