Makes A King, by The Very Best

Makes A King

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	1.	Nkhondo 01:48
	2.	Hear Me 04:40
	3.	Let Go 03:36
	4.	Guju Guju 03:26
	5.	Bilimankwe (feat. Jerere) 01:48
	6.	Sweka 04:09
	7.	Mwana Wanga 03:35
	8.	Mariana (feat. Seye) 03:58
	9.	The Dead And The Dreaming (feat. Seye) 03:45
	10.	Kanyale 04:08
	11.	Umasiye (feat. Baaba Maal) 04:21
	12.	Ufumu 01:37
	13.	Makes A King (feat. Jutty Taylor) 04:33

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The Very Best return with their their most ambitious and richly textured album to date, Makes A King.

It’s been a long, strange trip for Johan Hugo and Esau Mwamwaya, the Swedish-Malawian duo behind The Very Best’s exuberant global pop. One which crosses continents as well as musical genres. It’s also a trip, according to Johan, with no end in sight. “We’re constantly evolving,” he says with a laugh. “Not just in the sense that we’re trying to change our sound. But we're constantly on a new journey which colours the music we make.”

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released April 13, 2015

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The Very Best London, UK

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Oldenburg, Germany

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