''Kwesachu Mixtape Vol.1'' is the first collaboratively produced mixtape album by producers/songwriters

Micachu Micaela Rachel "Mica" Levi (born February 1987), also known by their stage name Micachu, is an English musician, composer, producer, singer, and songwriter. Levi studied composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, but left without a ...

and

Kwes Kwesi Sey, professionally known as Kwes (; sometimes stylised as ''kwes'', ''kwes.'', ''Kwes.'' or '' =o'' ) is a British music producer, composer and artist from London, England. Kwes is also currently signed to Warp as a solo artist and rel ...

and the second mixtape album by musician Micachu. Together, the producers are known as ''Kwesachu''.Slater, Luke (2009)
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Details

''Kwesachu Mixtape Vol.1'' features reworks of musicians including

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Golden Silvers Golden Silvers were an English band from London signed to independent record label XL Recordings. The line-up consisted of vocalist and keyboardist Gwilym Gold, Ben Moorhouse on bass guitar, and Robden Alexis Nunez on drums. Early stages The ...

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, Man Like Me,

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, and guests upcoming artists associated with the two musicians, including MCs

Ghostpoet Ghostpoet (born Obaro Ejimiwe; 18 January 1983) is a British vocalist, songwriter and musician. He released five critically acclaimed albums with two being nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize. Based in Berlin, he has expanded his work t ...

and DELS, Romy of

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, Brotha May, Elan Tamara and Micachu's band The Shapes.Humphrey, Jenna (2009)
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Launch Party

A launch party was held at the Cable club in London on 5 June 2009, featuring a live Kwesachu performance which included Micachu, Kwes, Dels and Ghostpoet.Bates, Daniel (2009)
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Releases

The mixtape was digitally released via their internet websites on 5 June 2009 in MP3 format.Sheffield, Hazel (2009)
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, Gigwise.com, 16 May 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2010 ''Kwesachu Vol.1'' has also been pressed onto an unknown limited number of tape cassettes, available for purchase from the Rough Trade – East Shop in Brick Lane, London. All the songs are contained as one track which lasts 51 minutes and 20 seconds.

Second Mixtape

In April 2012, the duo released their second collaborative mixtape, ''Kwesachu Mixtape Vol.2'', which features returning collaborators DELS and Ghostpoet, amongst many others. To mark its release, the duo performed a live music show with many of their collaborators on 28 April 2012, at The

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in London, UK.
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Track listing

Personnel

*Tracks 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15 and 16 – produced by Micachu *Tracks 2, 6, 8, 11, 13, 17 and 18 – produced by Kwes *Tracks 9 & 13 – produced by Micachu & The Shapes *Tracks 4 & 15 – produced by Kwesachu (Kwes & Micachu)

References

External links

Mixtape available for download only through Bokkle Records

Kwes. on Warp's website

Micachu on Rough Trade's website {{Kwes. 2009 mixtape albums Micachu albums Albums produced by Kwes