Kwarikwa

"Kwarikwa"
Single by Flavour N'abania featuring Fally Ipupa
from the album Blessed
Released	July 31, 2012
Genre	Igbo highlife
Length	3:42
Label	2nite Entertainment
Songwriters	Flavour N'abania Fally Ipupa
Producer	Masterkraft
Flavour N'abaniasingles chronology
"Oyi Remix" (2012) "Kwarikwa" (2012) "Baby Oku" (2012)
Music video
"Kwarikwa (Remix)" on YouTube

"Kwarikwa" is a song by the Nigerian singer Flavour. It was released as the lead single from his third studio album, Blessed (2012), and features vocals by Congolese singer Fally Ipupa. "Kwarikwa" is a love song with an uptempo beat. ^[1]

Background and release

"Kwarikwa" was co-written by Flavour and Fally Ipupa and produced by Masterkraft. The song originally appeared on Flavour's second studio album, Uplifted (2010). Flavour and his management decided to make a remix of "Kwarikwa" after the success of the original song.

Music video

The music video for "Kwarikwa" was shot and directed in the United States by Godfather Production. Fally Ipupa's scenes were shot in a studio, while the rest of the video was shot at residential locations. Masterkraft made a cameo appearance in the video. ^[2]

Controversy surrounding the original version

A legal dispute between Flavour and the Ghanaian duo Wutah over the purported theft of "Kwarikwa" was reported by Nigeria Entertainment Today on August 29, 2012. As stated in the article, Wutah's song "Kotosa" was imitated in "Kwarikwa". The duo accused Flavour of stealing their song's rhythm, chorus and tempo. ^[3]

Track listing

Digital single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Kwarikwa (Remix)"	Flavour N'abania and Fally Ipupa	Masterkraft	3:42

Video release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Nigeria	July 31, 2012	Digital download	2nite Entertainment

References

1. Tayo, Ayomide (April 10, 2013). "Blessed: Flavour is a man of many styles [Album Review]". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
   - "Flavour's Album – Blessed / Track Listing + Dedicates A Track To His Fiance". Ipromonaija. October 18, 2012. Archived from the original on June 1, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
2. "Album Review: Flavour - Blessed "Is the Prince Truly Blessed?". Tooxclusive. October 23, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
3. Olamide Jasanya (August 29, 2012). "Ghanaian singers drag Flavour to court". Nigeria Entertainment Today. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.