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Wayo And Division

by BANTU

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In the aftermath of a highly contested and extremely divisive electoral season in Nigeria, BANTU returns back to form with their trademark wittiness and candour steeped in crisply arranged horns and densely orchestrated grooves to remind their listeners, and Nigerians in particular, of the pitfalls of partisan and ethnicity politics.“Wayo And Division” the first single off their forthcoming album reflects on how for decades poverty and fear have been weaponised by Nigeria’s ruling elites, military dictators and politicians to distract and stop the oppressed from uniting and resisting the oppression.

Wayo And Division is the first single off the upcoming BANTU album slated for release in June 2023.

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Chorus:
All na smoke screen
To cause hate and confusion
When dem share big money
And big big contract
Nothing like tribe, nothing like religion
No let them scam you
With their wayo and division

Verse 1:
My people dey move
Dey look one another with suspicion and fear
Poisoned minds fed the bait of hate
Decades of mistrust cultivated to segregate
We dey loath to sacrifice for common good
Our brotherhood and sisterhood
Instead make we unite na quarrel and fight

Chorus:
All na smoke screen
To cause hate and confusion
When dem share big money
And big big contract
Nothing like tribe, nothing like religion
No let them scam you
With their wayo and division

Verse 2:
From North- East to South-West
Poverty and unrest
Common man dey suffer from neglect, daily hunger
But the powers that be go dey laugh you and me
Fanning panic to cover their looting spree
If we no borrow sense and wise up immediately
No turning the clock back on our doomed destiny

Bridge:
Our so-called leaders have perfected their war against the poor
Distraction na their weapon of choice
We must call their bluff and free ourselves
From all this divide and hate
Na them be our enemy gan gan

Chorus:
All na smoke screen
To cause hate and confusion
When dem share big money
And big big contract
Nothing like tribe, nothing like religion
No let them scam you
With their wayo and division

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released March 24, 2023
Written & Composed by BANTU
Recorded by Oluremi Iyilade @ Blackstar Studio, Lagos & Aman Junaid @ A.LR, Lagos.
Mixed by Manu Schlindwein @ Manultec Soundlab Cologne
Mastered by Tony Dawsey

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BANTU Lagos, Nigeria

BANTU is a 13-piece Afrofunk/Afrobeat musical collective Their music is an eclectic fusion of the rich musical heritage of Nigeria and the hybrid sounds of urban Africa and the diaspora. The band political lyrics reflect their strong stance against corruption,, social and economic injustices, urban alienation and xenophobia . ... more

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