
There's been plenty of hype to go around in 2008, but easily one of the most exciting and anticipated projects is the collaboration between Esau Mwamwaya and producers/faithful-proponents Radioclit, now recording together under the name The Very Best . Esau, a Malawi-via-London artist with a penchant for pop music rooted in the sounds of his home continent, has already traveled quite a path over his 33 years. Born into a particularly repressive period in Malawian history, in which self-appointed "king for life" Hastings Banda imposed rigid restrictions on music, art, and broader culture, Esau still [...]