Tagged: Radioclit

The Very Best, “Warm Heart of Africa” + “Yalira” MP3

The Very Best putting out “Warm Heart of Africa,” with guest vocals by Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, as the first single off their album is a great bait-and-switch: goofy, chunky radio pop where the rest … read more »

POSTED August 18, 2009 11:46AM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (2) TAGS: , , ,

NYC: African Weekend With Radioclit’s Secousse Party and Rwandan Drummers

This Saturday, London’s Radioclit bring their Secousse party of international dance blasters to New York for the first time, along with performances by current FADER cover star Maluca, Janka Nabay and possibly a special guest … read more »

POSTED July 24, 2009 2:56PM IN OTHER EVENTS TAGS: , ,

FADER TV: The Very Best Come to NYC

The last time we saw The Very Best was through a chainlink fence in an alley in Austin, Texas. Despite putting Esau Mwamwaya on the cover of our magazine a year before, we could not … read more »

POSTED July 21, 2009 11:52AM IN MUSIC TV INTERVIEWS Comments (2) TAGS: , , , ,

Freeload: The Very Best f. Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend, “Warm Heart of Africa (Theophilus London Remix)” MP3

Consider this the DJ Khaled-style remix for people who veer into weirder lanes than commercial rap. Our man Theophilus London gives himself the leadoff verse on The Very Best‘s eponymous new song, with an assist … read more »

POSTED June 25, 2009 3:25PM IN MP3 / STREAMS TAGS: , , , , , , ,

MIAMI: It Was Written Tour with Johan Hugo (Radioclit) & Terry Lynn Tonight

Johan Hugo of FADER all-time faves Radioclit and Terry Lynn are in the thick of a whirlwind six cities in six days tour in support of their It Was Written EP for Red Stripe. It … read more »

POSTED June 24, 2009 11:39AM IN MUSIC NEWS TAGS: ,

Freeload: Radioclit’s Fu Na Na Na Mix

Leave it to Radioclit to expose us to an entire new genre of music, this time in their mix for Corporate Bloggin, which is primarily made up of accordion-based dance music from Cape Verde. Of … read more »

POSTED June 17, 2009 6:50PM IN MP3 / STREAMS TAGS: , ,

Stream: The Very Best (Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit), “Ntende Uli”

Since putting Esau Mwamwaya on the cover of FADER #52, we have made a point of hanging out with him whenever possible. He rolled through The Fort in Texas with Johan and Etienne of Radioclit … read more »

POSTED June 17, 2009 1:08PM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (1) TAGS: , , ,

Freeload: Terry Lynn, “Jamaican Girls” (prod Johan of Radioclit) MP3

Terry Lynn, responsible for one of the grimiest videos of 2008, has joined up with Johan Hugo of Radioclit/The Very Best to make this new track from the forthcoming free digital EP called It Was … read more »

POSTED June 10, 2009 11:30AM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (1) TAGS: , , ,

Exclusive Freeload: Radioclit Diesel U Music Mix

Not long ago, Diesel:U:Music radio invited Radioclit into their studio to record and put on their friends Hackney Empire. This is what it would be like if Cipha Sounds was actually European and loved African … read more »

POSTED May 29, 2009 3:20PM IN MP3 / STREAMS TAGS: ,

Video: The Very Best (Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit), “Kamphopo”

From Johan of Radioclit: Esau Mwamwaya went back to Lelongwe, Malawi in October 2008 for the first time in 9 years. I came with him to play at the Lake Of Stars festival and to … read more »

POSTED January 6, 2009 9:30AM IN MUSIC VIDEO TAGS: , ,