The Hottest Ish

Has anyone else been getting sick of the constant electro drivel that the internet has been saturated with lately?  Esau Mwamwaya is going to save the day.

For those of you unfamiliar with Esau:

Esau Mwamwaya was born in Mzuzu in Malawi, East Africa. He grew up in the capital, Lilongwe, where he played drums in various bands such as Masaka Band.           

In 1999 Esau Mwamwaya moved to London, England and he currently runs a second-hand furniture store in Clapton, East London.

Esau’s store is on the same street as Radioclit’s studio, and after the Radioclit boy’s bought a bike of Esau and invited him to one of their house warming parties, they made friends and started working on music together. 

The first big splash he made with this version of Paper Planes, which is quite possibly the best of the 200 or so alternate versions of the track.

Esau Mwamwaya & M.I.A. - Tengazako

The past June, work was completed on Msau and Radioclit’s collaborative album which will feature tracks with M.I.A, Ezra from Vampire Weekend, Santogold and Marina of Bonde Do Role. They are waiting for a licensing deal to come into place before the album will drop.

In the meantime take a listen to these gems. Esau does Architecture in Helsinki’s “Heart it Races” and his version of “Cape Cod Kwassa”    

 
Esau Mwamwaya & Vampire Weekend – Cape Kod Kwassa Kwassa

Esau Mwamwaya & Architecture in Helsinki - Kamphopo

Some nice videos with more?

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Low fi is the new hi fi

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