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Nathino’s ‘Eli Eli’ — 2023 Bless Me EP Rewind of the Opening Cry That Starts the Whole Testimony

Nathino’s ‘Weary’ — 2023 Bless Me EP Rewind for Anybody Running on Low Battery

Official Nathino Bless Me EP cover art, Nathino with arms stretched wide on weathered stone ramparts above a turquoise sea under a bright blue sky with palm trees, white NATHINO BLESS ME lettering, in thin green The Ent News brand frame

Some tiredness no be the type sleep fit cure. You know the one. You slept eight full hours, you even skipped the late-night Twitter quarrel, yet you wake up feeling like you personally pushed a broken-down trotro from Kaneshie to Madina. Phone on 100%, spirit on red battery. Nathino gave that feeling a name. On Friday, 10 November 2023, the Ghanaian urban-gospel artist and mixing/mastering engineer released the Bless Me EP through BLACK NETWORK MUSIC GROUP, and sitting at track three is a song called “Weary”.

This catalog rewind is for everybody whose body reached the office but whose soul is still on the bus. Sit down small.

⚡ “Weary” in 30 Seconds

“Weary” is track three of four on Nathino’s Bless Me EP. Solo record, no features, 3:05 long, which makes it the longest song on a project where everything else finishes under three minutes. Afrobeats on paper, urban gospel at heart, released by the BLACK NETWORK MUSIC GROUP and RFGM / Rap For God Music camp.

📌 Quick Facts

SongWeary
ArtistNathino (solo, no features)
ProjectBless Me EP (track 3 of 4)
ReleasedFriday, 10 November 2023
Length3:05 (longest track on the EP)
GenreAfrobeats / Afrosounds with urban-gospel heart
LabelBLACK NETWORK MUSIC GROUP
CampRFGM / Rap For God Music

🎧 Listen: “Weary” (Official Audio)

A One-Word Title That Already Knows Your Week

Some song titles need a full press release to explain them. “Weary” needs nothing. One word, and everybody from the Makola trader to the night-shift nurse at Korle Bu understands the assignment. It is the word for when strength has run out but life is still sending invoices.

For church people, the word also comes with history. Anybody who has sat through a few Sunday services knows the verses where it shows up: Isaiah 40:31 promising that those who wait on the Lord “shall run, and not be weary”, and Matthew 11:28 calling everyone who is “weary and burdened” to come and find rest. When an artist from a camp literally called Rap For God Music picks that word, he steps onto ground choirs and grandmothers have walked for generations, putting tired people and faith in the same room.

Track Three: The Deep Breath in the Middle of the EP

Look at the running order and the plan becomes clear. The EP opens with “Eli Eli”, moves to “Follow Me”, lands on “Weary”, then closes with “Sing Aloud”. Four songs, just under eleven minutes, so every second must earn its seat.

“Weary” gets the most seconds of all. In a streaming era where songs rush to the hook before you finish opening the app, Nathino gave this one room to breathe, placed right before the closer like the quiet moment in service when the drummer drops the tempo and everybody stops checking their phone. Then “Sing Aloud” arrives to lift the room back up. Tired first, loud praise after. That order is not an accident; it is a testimony structure.

The Man Who Mixes His Own Blessings

As our “Who Is Nathino?” profile explains, Nathino is not only the voice on the record. He is also a mixing and mastering engineer, the guy who knows exactly where every kick drum and every harmony should sit. Our Behind the Desk feature dives deep into that side of his work. That matters on a song about being tired, because the record itself cannot sound tired. It has to comfort you and keep you moving, like a friend walking beside you instead of shouting “oya, hurry up” from the front.

And look at the cover. Nathino stands on old, weathered stone ramparts with his arms stretched wide open, turquoise sea behind him, palm trees on the left, blue sky full of clouds above, and big white letters spelling BLESS ME. For a song called “Weary”, that pose is the perfect answer: the tired person is not hiding, he is standing open, ready to receive.

The 2023 Road That Led Here

Nathino’s 2023 reads like a well-planned sermon series. He opened the year with “Love Me Now” just before Valentine’s Day, gave thanks with “Aseda” in March, reached for his neighbour on “Helping Hand” in July, and wrote a letter to the nation on “Dear Motherland” in September. Then November brought the Bless Me EP. Love, gratitude, service, country, then prayer. After all that giving, admitting that even the giver gets weary feels honest.

Why “Weary” Still Hits in 2026

Three years later, the tiredness has only upgraded. Fuel prices, data bundles that finish before the week does, side hustles stacked on main hustles. The weary club now has more members than any football fan club in Accra, so a song that names the feeling and frames it in faith is not old news. It is a timely check-in.

Play “Weary” on the evening commute, or on Sunday night when Monday is already staring at you. New to Nathino? Our Where to Start With Nathino guide will take you through the rest of the catalog. Three minutes and five seconds is a short rest, but sometimes a short rest is exactly what gets you to the next one.

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Official Nathino Bless Me EP cover art, Nathino with arms stretched wide on weathered stone ramparts above a turquoise sea under a bright blue sky with palm trees, white NATHINO BLESS ME lettering, in thin green The Ent News brand frame

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