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The Very Best

Jazz band from London · formed 2008

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Shows on record
8
Rooms played
8
Cities
6
Releases
15
Last show
Mar 14, 2013Emo's Austin

About

The Very Best is a band from London, formed in 2008, tagged african, Afro - Western, dance by its sources. Shows on record run from 2009 to 2013, across 8 rooms in 6 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

8 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20092 shows
  2. 20103 shows
  3. 20122 shows
  4. 20131 show
Show history
DateVenue
Mar 14, 2013Emo's Austin · AustinSupportwith The Presets, Antwon, Brooke Candy, +28
Aug 25, 2012Monterey County Fair & Event Center · MontereySupportwith Mumford & Sons, HAIM, Gogol Bordello, +3
Aug 12, 2012Johnny Brenda's · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith DJ Dna From 11a, Grandchildren
Mar 20, 2010Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) · AustinSupportwith Broderick, The Mau Mau Chaplains, Major Lazer, +16
Mar 18, 2010Vice · AustinHeadlinerwith Hollywood Holt, Shout Out Out Out Out, Ninjasonik, +3
Mar 14, 2010Rock & Roll Hotel · WashingtonHeadlinerwith Ninjasonik, Tabi Bonney, Cold Case
Dec 4, 2009Cargo · LondonHeadlinerwith Chew Lips, Heatwave, Kwes., +2
Nov 26, 2009Tivoli Oudegracht · UtrechtSupportwith The Field, The Tragically Hip, The Dodos, +43

Where they play

8 rooms in 6 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Austin3 shows
  • London1 show
  • Monterey1 show
  • Philadelphia1 show
  • Utrecht1 show

and 1 other city

Releases

15 releases, 2008–2016

  • Fool You’ve Landed (Baio remix)

    2016 · Single

  • Johannesburg

    2016 · Ep

  • Si tu veux (Okayshades remix)

    2016 · Single

  • Wona

    2016 · Single

  • Wona (Jack Garrat remix)

    2016 · Single

  • Makes a King

    2015 · Album

  • Sweka "Broken"

    2015

  • Nobody Knows

    2014

  • MTMTMK

    2012 · Album

  • Yoshua Alikuti

    2012

  • FACT Mix 254: The Very Best

    2011 · Compilation

  • Super Mom Mixtape

    2011 · Album

  • Warm Heart of Africa: The Very Best Remixes of The Very Best

    2011 · Album

  • Warm Heart of Africa

    2009 · Album

  • Esau Mwamawaya and Radioclit are The Very Best

    2008 · Album

Lineup

  • Johan Karlberg
  • Esau Mwamwaya

Former

  • Etienne Tron

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 35+ plays, 2015-05-25–2025-03-30 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Prometheus Brown) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (Evie Stokes) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Evie Stokes) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

The Very Best — Johnny Brenda's, 2012-08-12
Poster · Johnny Brenda's, 2012-08-12 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
The Very Best on Last.fmArtist facts
The Very Best on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.