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No Food For Lazy Man

by Burland

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"No Food for Lazy Man" is a catchy feel good Afrobeats tune with a message of working hard to achieve what you need. The song was born out of a recorded jam between British producer Burland, keys player Joel Stevenson, guitarist Josh Valters and Antonio Roldao on drums. An instrumental arrangement was formed and sent to Ghanaian MC Zongo Abongo, who after hearing it for the first time, jumped on a studio session that very same day to lay down the evergreen hooks and deliver the powerful message.

Zongo’s message is that: “just because some people tried and they failed, they think it’s not possible for others to win. They try all means to discourage you from achieving your dream, they can’t do it so they discourage others from trying. So this song is to inspire hope to the hopeless... work hard to achieve your dream regardless of the difficulties you have to go through and never listen to those trying to discourage you because there is no food for a lazy man".

Energetic, fast paced and raw, "Do Something for Yourself" provides a more dancefloor oriented b-side to the slower, softer "No Food for Lazy Man".

Burland & Zongo Abongo met for the first time at the Meet Me There festival in Ghana (2018). Zongo was hosting the festival and delivered serious inspiration during his live set with The Busy Twist, who later introduced Zongo to Burland. There was an instant connection, discussing collaboration and sharing tunes. Born out of the same sessions, "No Food For Lazy Man" is the follow-up to their "Tell Me Why You Worry" EP, released on Mawimbi Records in 2019.

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released September 23, 2022

All tracks written and produced by Tom Burland.
Keyboards by Joel Stevenson
Guitar by Josh Valters
Drums by Antonio Roldao
Vocals by Zongo Abongo
Mastered by Cem Oral at Jammin Masters (Berlin)
Artwork by Michaël Sallit

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Burland Bristol, UK

Bristol based producer Burland has been primarily working with Ghanaian artists to make a hybrid sound between Afrobeat, Dancehall and Percussion mixed with 140, UK Garage & Bass music.

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