Details: 2012 release, the follow up to their breakthrough 2009 album Warm Heart of Africa,. Comprised of Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya and London-based producer Johan Hugo, the group garnered extensive critical praise for both Warm Heart of Africa and their string of online mixtapes. MTMTMK was recorded over five weeks in a makeshift studio in Esau's hometown of Lilongwe, Malawi. 'We had a big step with the second album: we had to evolve,' Johan notes. 'This time we wrote, produced and recorded together simultaneously-the way it should be done. It was a much more collaborative effort.' the album features guest spots by Amadou & Mariam, Baaba Maal and K'naan, among others.