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Esau Mwamwaya is a singer from Lilongwe, Malawi. He is best known for his collaboration, The Very Best with London based DJ/production duo Radioclit. His music has been described as an Afro-Western mix of dance, hiphop, pop and the traditional music of Malawi.
Esau Mwamwaya was born in Mzuzu, Malawi, but grew up in the capital, Lilongwe, where he played drums in various bands.[1] He played with numerous artists including Masaka Band and Evison Matafale.
In 1999 he moved to London and while running a second-hand furniture shop in Clapton, East London, Esau sold a bicycle to the producer from the band Radioclit, Etienne Tron. Radioclit's studio was on the same street as Esau's shop, and eventually, Esau became friends with both Tron and Johan Karlberg aka Radioclit.[1]
In 2008, the three men worked together to create a project known as 'The Very Best', releasing a critically lauded free mixtape through the label GREEN OWL([1]) in collaboration with other indie artists, including M.I.A., Vampire Weekend, Architecture in Helsinki, BLK JKS, Santigold and the Ruby Suns. The songs are sung in Chichewa, the national language of Malawi.[2]
On the heels of the mixtape, The Very Best produced their first full-length album, Warm Heart of Africa, released digitally in August 2009 and released physically in October 2009 by GREEN OWL and Moshi Moshi. The album features collaborations with Ezra Koenig and M.I.A. (artist)
The Very Best is also featured on a track on Crookers debut album, Tons of Friends.[3]
Winner of 9th Annual Independent Music Awards: World Beat song for "Warm Heart of Africa" featuring Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig
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[edit] Discography
[edit] The Very Best
- Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit are the Very Best (2008)
- Warm Heart of Africa (2009)
- Super Mom (2011)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "The Very Best". Myspace. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=173297045. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- ^ "FADER 52: Esau Mwamwaya Feature". http://www.thefader.com/features/2008/7/22/fader-52-esau-mwamwaya-feature. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ "The Arts Section: The Very Best Feature". http://www.theartssection.com/2009/09/music-very-best.html. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- Morgan, James (16 October 2009). "A fairytale born in Malawi". BBC News. http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8310951.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- Carnwath, Ally (16 September 2009). "The Very Best interview". Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/6199085/The-Very-Best-interview.html. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
