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From Grammy winner and P-Funk legend Bootsy Collins to rising Atlantan rap superstar JID to James Blake and Jungle collaborator Erick The Architect. How does a relatively obscure Swiss group, led by sisters Jasmina and Nabyla Serag, manage to collaborate with such A-listers? It's all about authenticity and quality.

As Black women living in the diaspora and in the contrast between the collectivist, North-East African culture of their parents and the pursuit of individuality in a Western society, questions of identity have always played a role for Jasmina and Nabyla, whose parents originate from Eritrea and Sudan.

This variety is also evident in the sisters' musical range. Their home was filled with popular Sudanese music from Mohammed Wardi and Abdel Gadir Salim, classical Egyptian music from Umm Kulthum, Eritrean Guayla and Saho music, as well as disco from Boney M. and Italian pop from Al Bano & Romina Power. Later, their older brother introduced them to West Coast hip hop, funk, and R&B. “Our own diversity is reflected in Sirens Of Lesbos, where people with different cultural backgrounds come together to create music that sometimes combines three genres in one song and 17 genres in one album”, says Jasmina.