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infobox musical artist | name = Esau Mwamwaya| image =| caption =| image_size| background = solo_singer| birth_date =|birth_place = Lilongwe , Malawi | genre = Jazz , jazz fusion , Afropop|Afro - Western culture#Music|Western , dance music|dance , hip-hop , pop music|pop , traditional music|traditional , music of Malawi|Malawian | occupation = Musician , composer | instrument = Singer , singer-songwriter | years_active =| associated_acts= Vampire Weekend , Ezra Koenig , M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A. , BLK JKS , Santigold , Ruby Suns | label =| website = 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.cite web|url= http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=user.viewprofile& friendID=173297045 |title=The Very Best |publisher= Myspace |accessdate=2008-12-09 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.
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() in collaboration with other indie artists, including M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A. , Vampire Weekend , Architecture in Helsinki , BLK JKS , Santigold and the Ruby Suns . The songs are sung in Chichewa language|Chichewa , the national language of Malawi .cite web | title=FADER 52: Esau Mwamwaya Feature | url= http://www.thefader.com/features/2008/7/22/fader-52-esau-mwamwaya-feature | accessdate=2008-10-17
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)|M.I.A.
The Very Best is also featured on a track on Crookers debut album, Tons Of Friends (Crookers album)|Tons of Friends .cite web | title=The Arts Section: The Very Best Feature | url= http://www.theartssection.com/2009/09/music-very-best.html | accessdate=2009-09-04
Winner of 9th Annual Independent Music Awards: World Beat song for "Warm Heart of Africa" featuring Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig
Discography
The Very Best
Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit are the Very Best (2008)
Warm Heart of Africa (2009)
Super Mom (2011)
References
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cite news |last=Morgan |first=James |title=A fairytale born in Malawi |url= http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8310951.stm |work=BBC News |date=16 October 2009 |accessdate=2009-10-17
cite news |last=Carnwath |first=Ally |title=The Very Best interview |url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/6199085/The-Very-Best-interview.html |work=Telegraph |date=16 September 2009 |accessdate=2009-10-17
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External links
http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Reviews/the-very-best-warm-heart-of-africa-21092009-0125.aspx Warm Heart of Africa Review
http://www.quellochesento.it/2010/01/the-very-best/ Warm Heart of Africa Review/Recensione on QuelloCheSento(Italian Language)
http://southafricakicks.com/2010/03/13/the-very-best/ The Very Best Interview
Persondata | NAME = Mwamwaya, Esau | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Mwamwaya, Esau Category:Malawian musicians Category:Living people
