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30/09/2012

Cerys has a live session from The Very Best, aka Malawi's Esau Mwamwaya and London-based producer Johan Hugo.

The Very Best is Malawi's Esau Mwamwaya and London based producer Johan Hugo. They had a chance introduction over the purchase of a bicycle in East London. Their debut album Warm Heart of Africa was released in 2010 and featured Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig and MIA.

The band will be performing tracks from their latest album MTMTMK which was recorded in five weeks in Mwamwaya's hometown of Lilongwe and features Amadou and Mariam, Baaba Maal and K'naan.

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Sun 30 Sep 2012 10:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Los Ecos

    Baila Flaquita Baila

  • The Yardbirds

    Smokestack Lightnin' (Live)

  • Adrian Crowley

    At The Starlight Hotel

  • Don Stover

    Birdie

  • Jack White

    I'm Shakin'

    • Blunderbuss.
    • THIRD MAN / XL RECORDINGS.

  • Edwin Birdsong

    Pretty Brown Skin

  • Skip James

    Crow Jane

  • Donald Byrd

    Change Makes You Wanna Hustle

  • Cody ChesnuTT

    What Kind Of Cool (Will They Think Of Next)

  • Harry J. Allstars

    Reggae With Birds

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Three Little Birds

    • Tuff Gong.

  • Louis Jordan

    Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens

  • One Hundred Dollars

    Where The Sparrows Drop - Songs Of Man

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Free Bird

    • Sequel Records.

  • Django Django

    Life's A Beach

    • Because Music.

  • The Byrds

    Don't Miss Your Water

  • Lou Donaldson

    Funky Mama

  • Three Cane Whale

    Sleeping Out: Full Moon

  • Villagers

    The Waves

    • Domino Record Co. Ltd.

  • Algia Mae Hinton

    When You Kill The Chicken, Will You Save Me The Head

  • Chicken Shack

    I'd Rather Go Blind

Broadcast

  • Sun 30 Sep 2012 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music