We are making a big end of the week push and wanted to alert you to some of our upcoming Taster's Choice Moments of Inquisition... a.k.a., we will be posting a new interview every day until the week's end.
Today: We speak with Dr. Dogorganist Zach Miller about the band's recent signing to Anti- and hiring producer Rob Schnapf to helm its new album. We recently posted exclusive news about the Anti- deal HERE.
Thursday: We speak with The Very Bestfrontman Esau Mwamawaya about the upcoming release, Warm Heart of Africa, his recent NYC performance at Le Poisson Rouge, and more. See NYC show review HERE.
Friday: We speak with acclaimed singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright about his new opera, Prima Donna, and his work on a new record.
It's true that many bloggers typically don't dance, unless there is enough free alcohol or promisscuousness to warrant such a thing. Well, at Le Poisson Rouge Saturday night, there was a little bit of both, coupled with beacons of happiness that was frontman, Esau Mwamawaya's on-stage demeanor and Radioclit's electro-jams.
We danced. Sometimes we marched. Sometimes, we gyrated without bringing our feet off the ground in cemented-dancing goodness. Regardless, we found ourselves entranced by the tropical rhythms, onesie unitards worn by accompanying dancers, and the house bass jiggling our gens and pumping our chests.
Esau puts a smile on your face; hopping around waving his arms, the Malawian born African-rapper is nothing short of extroverted projecting all things musically right with the world upon his listeners. The show was equal parts, Mix Tape (which he offered for free last year) and songs from his up-coming release, Warm Heart of Africa, coming out this fall on Green Owl.
Performing crowd pleasing hits such as, the remix of MIA's "Paper Planes" titled ,"Tengazako" and "Kamphopop," Esau also dropped some new tracks, which were our favorites of the night. "Julia," our song of the month -- "Chalo," and the title track "Warm Heart of Africa (feat. Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend)" were included in the nights performance. **Yes, Ezra Koenig came out and sang -- indie-goodness in the raw. See video after the jump.
There is nothing more we can say about the Very Best other than it would be the very worst for you to not go extremely out of your way to catch this amazingly spontaneous, at times comical, and heartwarming music live.
Check out The Very Best and Ezra Koenig's "Warm Heart of Africa" live from this show after the jump!
So, we posted something we weren't supposed to, an mp3 we believe, and the Web Sheriff decided it was time to usurp our Very Best post from the blog...So be it. But, we are back to announce once again that The Very Best (Esau Mwamawaya & Radioclit) will be performing in NYC at Bleecker St.'s Le Poisson Rouge tonight! Tickets are still available on LPR's website -- doors open at 11:00 pm. Be sure to come early to dig openeing set of QUE BAJO?! as well. Should be a sweaty, debaucheries time. Can't wait.
Hey folks - although we haven't posted on it until now, we've been highly anticipating the full mix tape from Esau Mwamawaya and Radioclit aka The Very Best, featuring Ms. Preggers M.I.A, Santogold, Vampire Weekend, BLK JKS, Ruby Suns and more. GVB has been hyping this for while now, and we gotta say he hit it on the head with this one. It was supposed to come out Nov 1, but it's here today instead, and yeah, it's really good. Speaking of mixtapes - if you don't have the Diplo/Santogold and Diplo/M.I.A records - make you sure pick those up post-haste.
Pick up The Very Best mixtape HERE for free and enjoy!
