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01 Mitala / Polygamy (bootleg bonus, DL only)
02 Tsoka / Bad Luck
03 Vina / Dance (bootleg bonus, DL only)
04 Bwalo Likule / Extend The Circle
05 Wakukondwa Chala / Not Happy
06 Pala / If
The first song its called „Mitala”, in English it’s „Polygamy”, the song I have featured the female artist Star Riex. It’s the song where a woman is complaining to her husband who has married a second wife, that she can't manage to live in polygamy.
Second song „Tsoka" (Bad Luck) featuring Mr Vikiez. It says a story about a pastor who was leading people to church, but later on raped a young girl in pretence of prayers and the pastors went later on with deserved bad luck in general.
Third is „Vina" in English means „Dance”. This one is featuring my whole band Mates M Crew. It’s a celebration song, that after a win in life you have to dance to celebrate.
Fourth song "Bwalo Likule" (Extend The Circle). The song that is being performed on the presence of the chief where the society is being directed to give some space to the chief, it is the traditional song of hope for the people and the village.
Five: „Wakukondwa Chala" („Not Happy”) it says about jealous people who are not happy with you because of your archievements, they are jelous with your wife they try everything just to pull your down to damage the relationship.
Lastly „Pala" in English „If”. It’s about this man who is seeking a hand in marriage to a beautiful young lady, but the problem is this that this man is a drunkard and also heavy smoker, so he is saying that if that girl will say yes to him he will stop smoking and drinking beer, he will always look clean, take a bath 5 times a day. He is promising so many things all the time to make a girl accept his proposal.
Story behind this EP is quite complicated, also because of this two tracks will stay hidden to general public and will be available only as the download and on strictly limited CD-r run. Released for charity reasons here.
credits
released November 14, 2022
Composer/Vocals/Melodies: Inkosi Lestar
Producers/Beats/Backing tracks: DJ Langie, Base Niga and Black Dikiez.
Artists featured: Star Riex, Mr Vikiez, Fisher K and Mates M Crew.
Recorded in Malawi, tracks 4 and 5 in 2021, other tracks in 2022.
Remastered from original mp3s by Wojciech Kucharczyk, he did cover-art too.
Influenced by spiritual jazz, Afrobeat, and various forms of African club music, the Senegalese producer's grooves contain multitudes. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 25, 2024