WONGIE COLLABORATION OF THE WEEK: mumford & sons, baaba maal, the very best, beatenberg - wona

mumford & sons, baaba maal, the very best, beatenberg - wona
recorded over a two day period while on tour in south africa, mumford & sons gathered together the amazingly talented baaba maal, the very best and beatenberg to write the just released EP johannesburg. treating it like a creative summit, the tracks from this session are at once celebratory of everyone's differences and the power of how music really has no language barrier. to be honest, i haven't been excited about mumford & sons in awhile, but this collection gives me much hope of their musical direction and openness.

wanna hear more? check out this live version of there will be time from the wonderful johannesburg EP:

mumford & sons, baaba maal and the very best - there will be time (live in south africa)

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: dan croll feat the very best - nobody knows

dan croll feat the very best - nobody knows
as part of his deluxe edition (with 8 extra tracks!) dan croll ventures deeper into his love of paul simon's 'graceland' album with this afro-groove sprinkled pop track that has the potential to crossover big time. we've been fans of dan for a bit so all this new material marks a happy day for us!

want more? check out dan croll's collaboration with the amazing ladysmith black mambazo below:

dan croll feat ladysmith black mambazo - hello my baby (record store day release)

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: the very best feat ezra koenig - warm heart of africa

the very best feat ezra koenig - warm heart of africa
[this highly catchy song has been around for awhile, but it's finally getting the video release featuring the cutie ezra koenig from a little band called vampire weekend. i loved it last year, i still love it now!]

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: the very best - julia

the very best - julia
[the very best (aka radioclit and singer esau mwamwaya) have done it again, throwing in afrikaan sounds with modern furnishings, their latest single is the perfect blend of their diverse mix. brilliant!]

FREE MP3 YO!: the very best feat ezra koenig (vampire weekend) - warm heart of africa

the very best feat ezra koenig (of vampire weekend) - warm heart of africa