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Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit: Rain Dance ft. M.I.A. (Video)

1:11 p.m. · September 8, 2008 · by Andrew Winistorfer

A veritable who’s who of new indie rock crossed with African music are reportedly on the debut album from a collaboration between Radioclit and Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya: the Ruby Suns, Vampire Weekend, and Santogold.

M.I.A. pops up on “Rain Dance” to do a few verses on the mellow, percussion-led track (which sounds a whole lot like “Bird Flu”). At Mwamwaya’s MySpace, you can also hear his take of Vampire Weekend’s “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa.”

No word on when the album will actually drop. [Pitchfork]