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Plucked from complete anonymity by acclaimed world music producer Ian Brennan (Tinariwen), the African group's hardscrabble upbringing in one of the world's poorest countries often feels at odds with the joyful music they make. From the sound of their third album, 2016's Forever Is 4 You, their sparse sound still relies largely on found percussion, the abrasive strums of homemade guitars, and most of all, their rich, soulful vocals. Gospel remains at the Mouse Boys' resilient core and tracks like "Yesu Ndinkhulupirira" and the playful "Mau a Mulungu" highlight their unique harmonic blend and uplifting spirit.

Album · 2016 · 15 Songs. More By Malawi Mouse Boys. See All. Dirt Is Good.

com. rever-is-4-. nd for a limited time get a free lucky dip album from IRL's world music catalogue. Ian Brennan (Malawi Mouse Boys, Tinariwen to name just two) has a been nominated for another Grammy, this time for his Zomba Prison Project album. It's the first Grammy nomination ever for Malawi, the world's poorest nation so this is a massive achievement and will hopefully highlight the problems faced by the people living there.

Artist: Malawi Mouse Boys. Album: Forever Is 4 U. Release year: 2016. Download Malawi Mouse Boys - Mabvu ( the Wasp ). Forever Is 4 U: Best 2 songs. Malawi Mouse Boys - Chisomo ( grace ) 01:10. Malawi Mouse Boys - Chisomo ("Grace") 01:10. Malawi Mouse Boys: best 2 tracks. Malawi Mouse Boys - Chisomo ( grace ) Forever Is 4 U, 2016 01:10. Malawi Mouse Boys - Mupulumuke (To Be Saved) Dirt Is Good, 2014 00:40. Artist: Malawi Mouse Boys.

Forever Is 4 You, Malawi Mouse Boys (Omnivore Recordings, 2016). I Will Not Stop Singing, Zomba Prison Project (Six Degrees Records, 2016). Why Did We Stop Growing Tall?, Abatwa (Glitterbeat, 2017) – Twa people, Rwanda/Burundi. White African Power, Tanzania Albinism Collective (Six Degrees Records, 2017) – Tanzania. Make Trouble, John Waters (Third Man Records, 2017). Our Skin May Be Different, But Our Blood is the Same, Tanzania Albinism Collective (Six Degrees Records, 2018) – Tanzania.

The second album 'Dirt Is Good' is released worldwide on IRL on March 24th.

Back stories don’t get much more heart-warming than the journey Malawi Mouse Boys have taken to becoming recording artists. A group of eight friends from the impoverished African country who have written songs and performed together since childhood, they honed their craft when things were quiet in their day jobs selling – wait for it – mouse kebabs to Malawi’s motorists at road sides, harvesting the unfortunate rodents from nearby corn fields. It’s a pattern that repeats itself frequently on Forever Is 4 You (what’s with the boy band album titles, incidentally?) and, while a breath of fresh air back in 2012, it’s starting to sound a little samey. But if one is willing to accept the record’s shortcomings, it’s hard not to be won over at times by the innocent simplicity of Malawi Mouse Boys.

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