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Burland & Zongo Abongo - Telephone No Wire

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about

Highly experimental in its nature, Telephone No Wire is a melancholic Highlife tune that sits over a janky 2-Step beat.
It began as part of a project between Master Drummer Okoe Ashiboi and Burland, whereby a wide variety of UK Bass, Dancehall, and experimental beats were layered up with a plethora of West African percussion.
The track took a different path when vocalist Adotey Johnson laid down the melancholic vocal hook; and steered even further from its club music origins, and into the softer hands of Highlife music when John Keneddy Ntumi ‘Long John’ (a player in Ebo Taylor’s band) added Horns & Keys to the song. The Lyrics are sung in Pidgin English and Twi, a language of the Ashanti people.
The song speaks of people that gossip and wish for the downfall of others, spreading fake news and employing others to hate you. Regardless of what others do to stop your progress, you should not let their actions drag you into the mud.

lyrics

Intro 🎺 🎸

(Chorus)



Wonka, Wonka, Mabre oo

Wonka, Wonka, Mabre oo

Wonka, Wonka, Mabre oo

Wonka, Wonka, Mabre oo



Interlude 🎺 🎸 🎹



Oooo, Aaaa oooo

Oooo oooo oooo

Aaaa oooo oooo

Aooo ooo Aooo ooo



Wonka, Wonka, Mabre oo

Wonka, Wonka, Mabre oo

Wonka, Wonka, Mabre oo

Wonka, Wonka, Mabre oo



(Verse 1)

Mabre ne mo nsem Kiika eii

Afei die me seno paen

Mumbra Mbe tie maano

Nie mope biaa no motime koka

Maye se Makola kuakwei eii

Nie enfata nkoaa na eseme

Se ebinimo nyaa ye anka a

Nanka madaamo koraa



Semoaa monin dada

Informer telephone no wire

Mo nyaa yaa enka yente ase da

Nie yebe ye bia nso nnye mo fe da



Semoaa mo nim dada

Informer telephone no wire

Mo nyaa yaa enka yente ase da

Nie yebe ye bia nso nnye mo fe da



Ewon se mankind be hustler

Nti adichiem bia I dey pray to jah

I know one day the table go turn over

Jah will be ringing the bell for my break over

Today I dey use my leg rover,no kwacha,

I never dey give up da.them no see that

If I get my tear rubber,Range Rover,everywhere full nyanya

them go halla, so teiii



(Chorus)



Wonka, Wonka, Mabre oo

Wonka, Wonka, Mabre oo

Wonka, Wonka, Mabre oo

Wonka, Wonka, Mabre oo

Wonka, Wonka, Mabre oo



Guitar interlude 🎸



Yekika kika,omo kika kika

Me nte ye ooo,mesi ma so esi oo



Yekika kika, kote beka koka

Me nte ye ooo,mesi ma so esi oo



(Wonkoso nka eh)

Ma twa me seven ne ma bima

(Wonkoso nka eh)

Maa je me girl na se eshiwo woa

(Wonkoso nka)

Me nya me sika na se eshiwo aa

(Wonkoso nka eh)

Aye woho telephone no wire



Yese metwa Kanto to Madina

Kotokoraba to elmina

Kyewa duaba nso medida

Afe yese me mpena ne Adiza

Mashe synthe so designer

Mebowa nsoa yese Corona

Yegoso ka nso me nti aga

Nie moka bia no me mpa aba





(Wonkoso nka)

Ma twa me seven ne ma bima

(Wonkoso nka eh)

Maaje me girl na se eshiwo woa

(Wonkoso nka)

Me nya me sika na se eshiwo aa

(Wonkoso nka eh)

Aye woho telephone no wire



Chorus



Wonka, Wonka, Mabre oo

Wonka, Wonka, Mabre oo

Wonka, Wonka, Mabre oo

Wonka, Wonka, Mabre oo



Outro Horns 🎺

Guitar 🎸

Till drop

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from UK to GH, released April 28, 2023

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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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