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Esau Mwamwaya And Radioclit Are The Very Best
''Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit are The Very Best'' is the debut mixtape for the Very Best. The album was released as a free download containing 15 tracks. Pitchfork included the album in its "Best New Music" section on December 4, 2008 and also included the lead track "Kamphopo" on its list of the top 100 tracks of 2008, coming in at number 63. The album ranked number 40 on Pitchfork's list of best albums of 2008. Track listing # "Kamphopo" (Samples "Heart It Races" by Architecture In Helsinki) – 2:57 # "Wena" (Samples "Wena" by DJ Cleo) – 4:05 # "Tengazako" (Samples "Paper Planes" by M.I.A.) – 3:21 # "Chikondi" (Samples "You're so Cool (Theme from "True Romance")" by Hans Zimmer) – 2:43 # "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" (Samples "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" by Vampire Weekend) – 3:30 # "Hide & Seek" (Samples "Bâtard Sensible" by TTC) – 4:05 # "Salota" (Samples "Life's Ill" by Cannibal Ox) – 3:42 # "Boyz" (Samples " Boyz" by M.I.A.) – 3:31 # "Sister Betina" (Samples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Very Best (band)
The Very Best is a collaboration between London-based DJ and production duo Radioclit and Esau Mwamwaya, a singer from Lilongwe, Malawi. Their music has been described as an Afro-Western mix of dance, hip hop, pop, and the traditional music of Malawi. History Esau Mwamwaya was born in Mzuzu, Malawi, but grew up in the capital, Lilongwe, where he played drums in various bands. He played with numerous artists, including Masaka Band and Evison Matafale. In 1999 he moved to London and while running a second-hand furniture shop in Clapton, East London, Esau sold a bicycle to the producer from the band Radioclit, Etienne Tron. Radioclit's studio was on the same street as Esau's shop, and eventually, Esau became friends with both Tron and Johan Karlberg aka Radioclit. In 2008, the three men worked together to create a project known as "The Very Best," releasing a critically lauded free mixtape through the label GREEN OWL. The mixtape features samples and collaborations with other indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TTC (band)
TTC is a French hip hop group from Paris. It consists of Tido Berman, Teki Latex, Cuizinier, Orgasmic, Para One, and Tacteel. In 2007, ''Les Inrockuptibles'' described it as "one of the most fascinating developments in French music of the past ten years." History In 2002, TTC released the first album, ''Ceci N'est Pas Un Disque'', on Big Dada. In 2004, the group released the second album, ''Batards Sensibles''. It featured vocal contributions from Busdriver and Radioinactive. The third album, ''3615 TTC'', was released in 2006. Members * Tido Berman - vocals * Teki Latex - vocals * Cuizinier - vocals * Orgasmic - DJ * Para One - production * Tacteel - production Discography Studio albums * ''Ceci N'est Pas Un Disque'' (2002) * ''Batards Sensibles'' (2004) * ''3615 TTC'' (2006) EPs * ''Elementaire'' (2001) * ''Danser'' (2002) * ''Trop Singe'' (2003) * ''Girlfriend'' (2006) Singles * "Game Over 99" b/w "Trop Frias" (1999) * "Leguman" b/w "Subway" (2000) * "De Pauvres Riches" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Mixtape Albums
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * the first number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a four-decade career, his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture. Jackson influenced artists across many music genres; through stage and video performances, he popularized complicated dance moves such as the moonwalk, to which he gave the name, as well as the robot. He is the most awarded musician in history. The eighth child of the Jackson family, Jackson made his public debut in 1964 with his older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons). Jackson began his solo career in 1971 while at Motown Records. He became a solo star with his 1979 album '' Off the Wall''. His music videos, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will You Be There
"Will You Be There" is a song by Michael Jackson which was released as a single on June 28, 1993. The song is the eighth single from the 1991 album ''Dangerous''. The song gained recognition for its appearance on the soundtrack to the film ''Free Willy'' (1993), under the title "Will You Be There (Theme from ''Free Willy'')", of which it is the main theme, and was also included in the album '' All Time Greatest Movie Songs'' and video game '' Michael Jackson: The Experience''. With the album version clocking in at seven minutes and forty-one seconds, it is the longest song in Michael Jackson's solo discography. "Will You Be There" became yet another successful single from ''Dangerous'', peaking at number seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, selling 1,000,000 copies and earning a platinum certification. Outside of the United States, "Will You Be There" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABBA
ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group's name is an acronym of the first letters of their first names arranged as a palindrome. One of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, they became one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music acts in the history of popular music, topping the charts worldwide from 1974 to 1982, and in 2022. In Eurovision Song Contest 1974, 1974, ABBA were Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, Sweden's first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Waterloo (ABBA song), Waterloo," which in 2005 was chosen as the best song in the competition's history as part of the Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, 50th anniversary celebration of the contest. During the band's main active years, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiquitita
"Chiquitita" (a Spanish term of endearment for a woman meaning "little one") is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in January 1979 as the first single from the group's sixth album, '' Voulez-Vous'' (1979). Agnetha Fältskog performs the lead vocals. Originally, the track "If It Wasn't for the Nights" was going to be the album's lead single, but after "Chiquitita" was completed those plans were abandoned, and it would remain an album track. Background and release Many preliminary versions of "Chiquitita" exist. It had working titles of "Kålsupare", "3 Wise Guys", "Chiquitita Angelina" and "In The Arms of Rosalita". A revised version, which had a sound that was influenced by the Peruvian song "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" performed by Simon and Garfunkel, was recorded in December 1978 and released as a single in January 1979. With the success of the English version, ABBA also recorded "Chiquitita" in Spanish and it was one of the featured tracks on the Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Suns
The Ruby Suns are an indie pop group from New Zealand. They formed in 2004 when Californian Ryan McPhun moved to Auckland and started playing in several bands such as The Brunettes, The Tokey Tones, and The Reduction Agents. Biography The Ruby Suns are signed to Lil' Chief Records in New Zealand and Memphis Industries in Britain. In early 2007, the band embarked on their first European tour in support of their self-titled debut album, and in addition to that they did a Take-Away Show video session shot by Vincent Moon. In the latter half of 2007, the band toured with The Shins extensively throughout Australia. In 2007, The Ruby Suns signed to American record label Sub Pop for the US and Asia. The band released their second album, ''Sea Lion'', in January 2008. Later that year, the band recorded the song "Don't Touch the Dusty Fruit" to the Survival International charity album, ''Songs for Survival'', and the song "Oh, Mojave" was used in the Windows Vista commercial for the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of all time and were integral to the development of counterculture of the 1960s, 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat music, beat and 1950s rock and roll, rock 'n' roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways; the band also explored music styles ranging from folk music, folk and Music of India, Indian music to Psychedelic music, psychedelia and hard rock. As Recording practices of the Beatles, pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's Baby boomers, youth and sociocultural movements. Led by primary songwriter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birthday (The Beatles Song)
"Birthday" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album ''The Beatles'' (also known as "the White Album"). Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, mainly by McCartney, it is the opening track on the third side of the LP (or the second disc in CD versions of the record). Surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr performed it for Starr's 70th birthday at Radio City Music Hall on 7 July 2010. Writing The song was largely written during a recording session at EMI Studios on 18 September 1968 by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. McCartney: "We thought, 'Why not make something up?' So we got a riff going and arranged it around this riff. So that is 50–50 John and me, made up on the spot and recorded all in the same evening." During the session, the Beatles and the recording crew made a short trip around the corner to McCartney's house to watch the 1956 rock & roll movie ''The Girl Can't Help It'' which was being shown for the first time on B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyz (M
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Boyz or The Boyz may refer to: Music Bands *The Boyz (German band), a German boy band of the 1990s *The Boyz (American band), an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, established in 1975 *The Boyz (South Korean band), a South Korean boy group formed by IST Entertainment in 2017 *Boy'z, a Hong Kong cantopop duo Songs * "Boyz" (M.I.A. song), 2007 * "Boyz" (Jesy Nelson song), 2021 Other uses * ''Boyz'' (film), a 2017 Marathi film * ''Boyz'' (magazine), a British weekly LGBT magazine See also *Boys (other) Boys are young male humans. Boys or The Boys may also refer to: Film and television Films * The Boys (1962 British film), ''The Boys'' (1962 British film), a courtroom drama by Sidney J. Furie * The Boys (1962 Finnish film), ''The Boys'' (1962 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannibal Ox
Cannibal Ox is an American hip hop duo from Harlem, New York, United States. It consists of Vast Aire and Vordul Mega, often accompanied by DJ Cip-One. History In 2001, Cannibal Ox released their first album ''The Cold Vein'' on Definitive Jux, which was the label's first full-length studio album. ''The Cold Vein'' received positive reviews from critics and put the duo in the underground hip hop spotlight, and has since been described as one of the best rap albums of the 2000s. In 2003, the group was rumored to have disbanded. However, fellow Definitive Jux rapper Murs said "Can Ox is not broken up, it's just a rumor" between tracks on fellow Definitive Jux rapper Aesop Rock's album '' Bazooka Tooth''. November 2005 brought the release of the live album '' Return of the Ox: Live at CMJ'' with a statement in the liner notes hinting at a Cannibal Ox LP to be released summer of 2006. Supposedly, RZA, Pete Rock and El-P were set to contribute. However, the alleged album was never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
