Blog: State Magazine

Esua Mwamwaya's Malawian roots come through strongly on Warm Heart Of Africa , The Very Best's first album in collaboration with Radioclit after last year's excellent free mixtape. The eclectic blend takes all that is good in African tunes and adds a healthy dose of international influences, from Sanyo keyboard-like basics to intricate acapellas. At moments, it sounds like Malcolm McLaren's Aria (courtesy of Leo Delibes), while one track, 'Julia' sounds like a reworking of Afroman's 'Because I Got High!'. Indeed, many of the melodies have an air of familiarity, giving the album an immediacy, like [...]