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The Very Best were born from the meeting of Malawi-born vocalist Esau Mwamawaya
and French-English production duo Radioclit
(Etienne Tron and Johan Karlberg).
After the tedious and predictable mixtape
Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit Are the Very Best (2008),
a classic case of Afro-xploitation, the proper debut album
Warm Heart Of Africa (Moshi Moshi, 2009) stood as a milestone of global-pop,
a festive
and reckless fusion of pop, grime, world-beat and electronica.
At least
the catchy syncopated dance Warm Heart Of Africa,
the carnival polka Kamphopo,
and the smooth lilting Julia justified the hype.
The collection displays a balance of songs rooted in
African folk music (the stuttering Yalira,
the propulsive Rain Dance,
and especially the tribal chant Nsokoto)
and songs rooted in Western electronic music (the childish synth-pop of
Chalo, the deviant techno of Mfumu,
the syncopated industrial ballet Ntende Uli).
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