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THE iconic tee-- never to be imitated or forgotten-- A timeless image of Wunmi herself-- based on a photograph from Quazi King-- and screened with care at Brooklyn's own Bushwick Print lab on 100% pre-shrunk cotton unisex tee, Silk screened in white/grey water based ink.
A wasted mind is a barren land
Bares no fruit, no dreams dey grow
Teach de youth de value of their minds
Help dem cultivate their power source.
Wanty Wanty!
Getty Getty!
Baba wa e wa, Iya wa e wa....e o shi le ku o
Yearning for too many things
loosing sight of what you need.
human vulture scavenging through
other mans dreams for means to live..for means to live
wat you have - you n dey like
wat you see - you want right now
who go save you from yourself o!
This empty feeling, dis empty Empty Tv
Baba wa e wa, Iya wa e wa,
Broda wa e wa, Sista wa e wa.....e o shi le ku
Chorus:
Wanty Wanty we no like
Getty Getty we no want
Empty tv sucking man brain
Selling youths dem empty vision
Wanty Wanty we no like
Getty Getty we no want
Frenzy feeding with no logic
Meaningless consumerism
Envying your daily past time....
finding no joy with the life you live....
Ego seeking rays from your favourite channel…
to reaffirm your empty feeling....
imagination not one mans domain .......
challenge yourself, free your mind.........
find de magic that resides within o
time to let go of your empty tv.
Baba wa e wa, Broda,wa e wa,
Iya wa e wa, Sista wa e wa….. e o shi leku
Swegbe wa e wa, Pan ti wa e wa,
Ole wa e wa, jebiti wa e wa ........ e wa shi leku
Chorus:
Wanty Wanty we no like
Getty Getty we no want
Empty tv sucking man brain
Selling youths dem empty vision
Wanty Wanty we no like
Getty Getty we no want
Frenzy feeding with no logic
Meaningless consumerism
bridge:
Who wants to be a president -I do
Hoard it or share it - I do
Who wants to win a yellow hummer - I do
Gonna make you a star - Oh Yeah!!!
chorus.......
Another infectious pulsating single co-written and produced with Kwame Yeboah at his recording studio Kwashibu Music in Accra,Ghana. The music was created with the support of amazing local session players in the true Afrobeat tradition. Empty Vision Afribruk Remix by DJ Ausar .
credits
released April 28, 2023
Written by: Ibiwunmi Olaiya, Kwame Yeboah
Publishers: Ibiwunmi Music (ASCAP)
Produced by: Kwame Yeboah
Musicians:
Drums - Osei Francis
Percussion - Oko Amarteyfio
Talking drum & additional Perc - Eric Sunday Owusu
Bass - Emmanuel Ofori
Trumpet - Osei TuTu,
Sax- Ray Allen
Lead Vocals Wunmi,
Background Vocals: Wunmi, Kwame Yeboah
Mixed by: Funmi Ononaiye & Francis Englehardt
Mastered by: Martin 'Atjazz' Iveson
Empty Vision Afribruk Remix by DJ Ausar
Mixed & Mastered by Daz I Kue
Record Company: Wunmigirl Records
Cover by Daniel Owolabi
Wunmi Logo by: Jennifer Breen & Gemineye Design
Music Video Directed/shot by Wanlov the kubolor. Edited by Tara Autovino. Drone Operator: Kwame Appah. Special thanks to Onefotos, Al Hassan & Fire Family of Agboboloshi Kilimanjaro
Special thanks to Caroline Oluyemi, Kunle Ade, Jeremy Mage, DJ D'Stephanie, Oluwatoyin Bello, Madam Athena Chang, Mojisola Barretto Cy Nakpodia, Ita Hozaife, Jumoke Adeyemi, Susie Seally, Amma Sarfo, Nike Jonah, Carla Gomez, Siji Awoyinka, Egbon mi Pamelah Maragh, Big Sis mi Elaine Valentine, my fairy GM Mama Ceeeee! for all your continuous loving support that kept me sane when fear and doubts tried to take over......
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