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- Summary: The debut album for the African artist features guest appearances by M.I.A. and Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig.
- Record Label: Green Owl
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Electronic, World
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Positive: 17 out of 19
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Mixed: 1 out of 19
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Negative: 1 out of 19
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Though Radioclit seems to draw production ideas from the already existent ether--largely the African-Western pop alliances of the ’80s--that does nothing to take away from this fascinating and happy moment captured on record.
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Malawi’s Esau Mwamwaya, however, is proof that even the West’s slickest and sickliest can be used well by inventive minds.
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UncutWarm Heart Of Africa works best when Radioclit subtly build on the rhythms of Mwamwaya's native kwassa kwassa. [Oct 2009, p.119]
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When you consider the current crop of supposedly afrobeat influenced indie rock, Warm Heart Of Africa is, if you’ll excuse the pun, The Very Best.
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We're given a deeper record than some may've anticipated -- sonically, for sure--but more so The Very Best's debut stands up higher as document of seamless (and shameless) cultural convergence.
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The woozy slow-jam "Julia," among other tracks, proves the group's polyglot street jams are plenty catchy unassisted.
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Lack of body heat and dynamics aside, the ideas on Warm Heart of Africa are pretty strong, perhaps awaiting ironically fairer treatments in the hands of future remixers.
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Mixed: 1 out of 1
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JohnMOct 31, 2009Overrated. Certainly not as good as Ali Farka, Amadou and others.
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