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Black Man Running

by InDuna

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Welly Records is thrilled to announce the release of the latest single from InDuna,

“Black Man Running”, available everywhere on the 31st of July 2020.

“Black Man Running” is a personal illustration of InDuna’s racial experience.

The song’s sonic qualities were influenced by Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Swimming Pool’ and ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ album.

Black Man Running started off as one of many demos that were created in InDuna’s home studio.

The potential songs were brought and shown to sound engineer Toby
Lloyd from Tiny Triumph Recordings. “Black Man Running” stood out and was chosen to be developed and recorded.
The song grew to become the backbone for InDuna’s upcoming EP.

"The first time I heard the demo of Black Man Running; I knew I wanted to work on

the track as soon as possible. Lyrically; it felt so important, immediate and a subject matter that is finally being really focused on in the mainstream.
To me; music is always at its most powerful when the song truly means something and stands for something to the artist.

It's not enough for me for the music to just feel good; I want music to
mean something...and Black Man Running is one of those songs."

- Toby Lloyd, Tiny Triumph Recordings

Although the release of the song seemed to time itself perfectly with the BLM movement, it actually wasn’t influenced by it at all.

“Black Man Running was written back in 2019 about my experience as a black young man in South Africa and also New Zealand. At the beginning of the year we had set a release date for this single and it was quite unexpected and surprising that this got released just as the BLM movement started.”

It's quite trippy because I wrote this song about my teenage life. It’s shocking how prominent these issues still are today.”

InDuna highlights the issue of racism and inequality through “Black Man Running” to make the topics a more common conversation. The song doesn’t let listeners stay oblivious, but re-introduces particular matters that need to be acknowledged.

A music video will be coming out for “Black Man Running” accompanied by BTS footage with InDuna’s insights of the song.

The single is from his second EP that is due
to be released early next year.

lyrics

Song lyrics
(V1)
Red light, blue light
Black man running
You ain’t my type
You ain’t my gang
This light coming
Black man running
Gang signs, Gang signs
Ratt tat ta Tata, Bang bang
(Ch)
O it’s a Black Man his Running
O it’s Black man we got him
O it’s a young man his running
(V2)
Hood up, hands down
Shoot to kill
This light coming
Black teas, black years
Brother running
Not save, not save
Gang sign gang
Ratt tat ta Tata, Bang bang
(Ch)
O it’s a Black Man his Running
O it’s Black man we got him
O it’s a young man his running
(Br)
O oh oh oh
Oh, black man keeps running
Oh, young man keep chasing
Oh, o oh O,
(V3)
These lights comings
Black man running
You ain’t save
You ain’t save
(end)
O it’s a Black Man his Running
O it’s Young man we got him
Oh, o oh O
Black keep running
Young man keep chasing
Oh, o oh O

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released July 30, 2020

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INDUNA New Zealand

INDUNA
moved to NZ from South Africa when he was 15 years old. Now 22, and over the last few months has quietly released a number of tunes from his bedroom. DREAMS OF AN UNDERDOG is out today. Meet the man behind the music.

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