Afro-pop dons neon-pink scrunchie, heads to club, gets down to geopolitical rap
While
I never needed to hear the T-Pain Auto-Tune vocal effect in Chichewa,
the beats and hooks on this collaboration between Malawian singer Esau
Mwamwaya and London-based DJ/producer duo Radioclit are inventive
enough to forgive the occasional overindulgence. Featuring guest vocals
from M.I.A. and Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, Warm Heart’s Afro-pop
jams are influenced by both the polished pop of American and British
’80s groups and the more aggressive side of the modern global
discotheque.