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Kalistan selects Idris Olofuote for FOMAT
Music represents switch in direction for Republic
Kaliburg, Kalistan
March 1, 4894


MC Goldie and Idris Olofuote, partners both in life and on the Mic, will represent the Republic at FOMAT XII

The Biggest MC in Kalistan is Kaliburg's Idris Olofuote.  And he will now go on to represent Kalistan at FOMAT XII, the largest music competition in the world. to be held in Valois Lourenne.

"Well, let's be honest," said KRTVN Radio 1 DJ and Contest organizer Dionne Dread, "I mean, we ran the whole double elimination brackets and everything, but half the callers for the other 15 nominees kept calling in and voting for Olofuote when other people's song's were playing.  One song, a hard rock tune from Vrassa's Chant, actually got zero countable votes, because everyone that called in during Chant's round voted for Olofuote.  He almost completely shut out the loser bracket's champion.  I'm kind of embarrassed for them, to be honest."

Idris Olofuote has rocketed to national reknown following his organization of the Benefit for the Capital raised more than 75 million K in the weeks following the recent earthquake.  Since the concert, the foundation he has set up has raised an additional K136 Million, without a flagship concert attached to it.  "Olofuote made sure that he gave every cent over to the various committees which were set up with the National Government to handle the money," said NSP spokesperson Dani Allen.  "His bookeeeping is meticulous and perfectly transparent, it really makes our job a lot easier, and for all his work, he did not take a dime himself, instead agreeing to record an album with ARC and using his advance and then his sales as his own salary."

Olofuote's generosity and talent were rewarded by grateful Republican citizens who overwhelmingly demanded that his new track "Try Yeshua/The PlayList" with his musical Partner and spouse Goldie, who is also from Lolla, represent the Kalistani Music Scene.  Olofuote, for his part, was uncharacteristically at a loss of words.  "The people making me the face of Kalistan?  I mean, me?  I am a son of immigrants from Ntoto.  My folks they were broke as f--k, speaking only Ebako, and like zero Vrassan when they got here.  And the people in Lolla took them in, made them feel welcome, gave my dad a job...  My family owes so much to this country, and so it is a total honor to represent this nation's Great Music Heritage in FOMAT XII."

The song, which is a brand new track, and not a single from his recent album "Dopalism" is considered a hard core hip hop track, and as such represents a dramatic departure from Kalistan's entries in the past.  "It is closest, I suppose to the neo-soul of D'Ante and the Revolution," said Dread, "in terms of Kalistani FOMAT submissions.  But it really doesn't sound like anything the Republic has submitted in the past, including our hits and our misses."  Olofuote's track is played both with guitars and drums, as well as a Keyboard and a bass generating 808 drum machine, which is designed to highlight the bassline.  "To rattle your trunk!" said Olofuote.  The set will include some elaborate choreography in a semi circular stage which is designed by MC Goldie, who also designs the understated costuming.

"Its quite minimalist, certainly not pop," said Dread.  "But during that contest, we basically had that song on repat in th studio, and these rockers were even snapping their necks to that music.  It's hype.  It's that kind of music that makes you want to just rock out listening to it..."

Idris Olofuote IS Kalistan's FOMAT XII Entry.  And his song is dope.  Here's "Try Yeshua/The Playlist," by Idris Olofuote with MC Goldie and Ibrahim al Jabari