The Very BestPhoto: Abbey BradenThough they just played the Flavorpill Halloween Party, The Very Best didn’t have a “proper” NYC gig scheduled until now. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the band will be playing Santos Party House on November 4, 2009 at 9PM (Buy Tickets). For those of you unfamiliar with the band, here’s a little [...]
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A bit of bad news to start the morning... the Very Best, a collaboration between Radioclit and singer Esau Mwamwaya, has canceled their CMJ appearances at the last possible moment. It appears that Esau has run into some non-Visa-related travel issues. The news comes from the New York Times via BrooklynVegan:"On Tuesday, representatives of the Very Best, an African-British hybrid whose showca...
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The Very Best tour begins later this monthWith the release of their debut album yesterday, The Very Best has announced a small round of tour dates.October 21 New York, NY CMJ Showcase-Le Poisson RougeOctober 23 San Francisco, CA 103 HarrietOctober 24 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex October 29 Chicago, IL Bottom LoungeOctober 30 Toronto, ON WrongbarNovember 1 Boston, MA Great ScottNovember 2 Washington...
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The Very Best started out as a collaboration between Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit on a mixtape titled "Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit Are the Very Best" and gave us a sweet cover of Vampire Weekend's 'Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa'. They will be releasing their new album "Warm Heart...Click the link to read more
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The Very Best is returning to the U.S. this fall for a national tour in support of their brand new album Warm Heart of America. The tour includes dates in NYC at Le Poisson Rouge on October 21 &...**Summary** Go to website for downloads, videos & more.
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After much anticipation we finally caught The Very Best at Santos Party House last Wednesday. The collaboration project between British duo Radioclit and Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya succeeds in bridging a cultural gap that makes African music more accessible to a western audience.
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To my friends, I’m starting to sound like a broken record. When I said I was going to DC9 Monday night to see the Very Best, they all asked, “where did you hear about them?” And as usual the answer was, “BBC Radio, where else?” In the case of the Very Best, their ‘Warm [...]
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Afropop band the Very Best holds the universal appeal and stadium-sized glee of a band like U2.Esau Mwamwaya seems to ease into greatness. His songs and life sound charmed, inevitable even. The son of a civil servant in Malawi, he grew up listening to Dolly Parton and Lionel Ritchie. A month after he started singing for his first band, when he was 22, Mwamwaya picked up the drums even though he...
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Esua Mwamwaya’s Malawian roots come through strongly on Warm Heart Of Africa, The Very Best’s first album in collaboration with Radioclit after last year’s excellent free mixtape. The eclectic blend takes all that is good in African tunes and adds a healthy dose of international influences, from Sanyo keyboard-like basics to intricate acapellas. At moments, [...]
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Afropop, hip-hop, riddim and 80's pop set off by shiny, sunny synths. These elements come together to make 'Warm Heart of Africa' a fresh debut that sounds equally comfortable and orginal.
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This was a nice surprise to wake up to this morning (thanks Scott). Officially scheduled to be released on November 1, here's the debut (free) mixtape from Esau Mwamwaya Radioclit, aka the Very Best, complete with absolutely fitting The Lion King-esque artwork. We've already heard a number of these tracks, but as a whole, this mixtape is one of the most sincere and uplifting things I've heard...
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East African/London Secondhand Furniture Store Owner Esau Mwamwaya has teamed up with London dj Radioclit to bring you The Very Best - a combination of magnificent African singing/rhythms and modern club sounds. Gorilla Vs. Bear was the first to turn me on to them and they've recently put up The Very Bests first free mixtape [...]
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esau mwamwayaRemember that Esau Mwamwaya Radioclit collab project I've been going on and on about for the last six months or so? Well it is now officially called The Very Best, and the dudes have dropped a little 3-song sampler in advance of their upcoming mixtape/bootleg album, which will be made available for free download on November 1. I've posted all 3 of these in various forms before, b...
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A bit of bad news to start the morning... the Very Best, a collaboration between Radioclit and singer Esau Mwamwaya, has canceled their CMJ appearances at the last possible moment. It appears that Esau has run into some non-Visa-related travel issues. The news comes from the New York Times via BrooklynVegan:"On Tuesday, representatives of the Very Best, an African-British hybrid whose showca...
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In a recent interview with Brother Ali, he stated to SFCritic that as hip hop continues to expand we can expect to hear it become a world music with contributions from Africa, Asia and Europe. This statement seems applicable to all genres of music, particularly African. With the success of Vampire Weekend's debut album, African music became re-popularized in Western culture in a way unseen sinc...
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| 1 Yalira [Sound] |
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| 2 Chalo [World] |
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| 3 Warm Heart of Africa |
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| 4 Mwazi [Blood] |
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| 5 Nsokoto |
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