Fela Kuti - International Thief Thief (I.T.T.) (Armonica & MoBlack Extended Mix)

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Fela Kuti - International Thief Thief (I.T.T.)
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Armonica & MoBlack Extended Mix

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“Music is a weapon of the future.”
“Music is the weapon of the progressives.”
“Music is the weapon of the givers of life.”

These are the words of legendary Nigerian musician and activist Fela Kuti, words that remain as true as ever over two decades since his untimely death. A pioneer of the Nigerian revolution, his fight against police oppression remains an ongoing conversation in the country, where the campaign to abolish Nigeria’s militant police branch of SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad) has accelerated this year. Now Armonica and MoBlack revisit Fela Kuti’s ‘International Thief Thief (I T. T.)’, the record where Fela called out and directly attacked former Nigerian president General Obasanjo after his mother was murdered by the army. Fela used the I.T.T. acronym satirically, knowing it would have been recognized by any Nigerian as representing the International Telephone & Telegraph, the country’s biggest national telecommunications conglomerate. In the song, he also makes accusations against Moshood Abjola, the local CEO of both I.T.T. and Decca Records, who had betrayed Fela to become favorable with the corrupt president. As the fight against systemic corruption continues to be a pressing issue in Nigeria, Armonica & MoBlack’s flawlessly executed and ever respectful remix of ‘International Thief Thief’ brings a powerful and culturally relevant piece of music to the forefront of dance culture in 2020, as they pay homage to the groundbreaking artist that created it.

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Released: 27.11.2020 #Afrohouse

Fela Kuti ‘International Thief Thief (I.T.T.)’ (Armonica & MoBlack Mix)

1. International Thief Thief (I.T.T.) (Armonica & MoBlack Extended Mix)
2. International Thief Thief (I.T.T.) (Armonica & MoBlack Extended Dub)

Lyrics & Music by Fela Kuti
Produced by Armonica & MoBlack
Keyboards Programming by Andrea Arcangeli
Synthesizer by Salvatore Angelucci
Drum Programming by Domenico Falcone
Recorded at Armonica Studio, Italy
Mixdown by Hannes Bieger, Berlin
Published by BMG Rights Management (France) & EMI Music Publishing France
This recording contains a sample from ‘International Thief Thief (I.T.T.)’, Performed by Fela Kuti, under license from Partisan Records LLC/Knitting Factory Records, Inc.
P&C 2020 Defected Records Limited under exclusive license from MoBlack Records

Artwork: Erikan Ekefrey

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