Formed by Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya and production duo Radioclit (made up of Swede Johan Hugo and Frenchman Etienne Tron), electro-Afro-pop outfit the Very Best came to fruition in 2008 after the trio's free online mixtape Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit Are the Very Best found unexpected global success. Their spirited remixes of obscure/popular pop, dance, indie rock, and Afro-pop tunes -- all of which were tied together by Mwamwaya's hypnotic Chichewa, Swahili, Portuguese, and English vocals -- found favor with everyone from Pitchfork to Radar to Rolling Stone. In 2009, the ...