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Okayafrica Audio: The Very Best 'MTMTMK' [Full LP Stream]

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MTMTMK, the sophomore full-length from producer Johan Hugo and Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya's project The Very Best, furthers the duo's explorations into future diaspora sounds. Esau's lyrics, delivered in chewa and English, now boast political reach — as in the anti-Bingu wa Mutharika (now deceased) "Yoshua Alikuti" — while Johan's sequencer beats attain a new level of conversation between traditional drums and underground synths.

Stream MTMTMK in its entirety over at NPR — which includes previously posted tracks "Kondaine ft. Seye" and the K'naan-featuring (and Bruno Mars co-written) "We Ok"  — as well as collaborations with Amadou & MariamBaaba Maal, Taio Cruz, Mo Laudi and Xuman. Lookout for the official release July 17 via Moshi Moshi.

>>>Stream: The Very Best MTMTMK LP (via NPR)