Category: Music

STOP JUDGING URBAN GOSPEL ACTS – SISTA GINNA

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Ghana – Source: NewsGhana Ghanaian blogger and music publicist Sista Ginna has commented on the growth of the Ghanaian gospel music industry and why it is important to support urban Christian gospel music. It’s sad that “WE” have stereotyped gospel music to mean just praise and worship but Gospel is not a genre. She said” “Let’s look at it: gospel is a message which is the good news. A message can be communicated through different music genres. “You can have gospel afrobeat, gospel rap or hip-hop, gospel reggae or dancehall,…

ROYAL VESSEL, PIWC ORGANISES CHRISTMAS DAY CONCERT

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Royal Vessel Incorporated. Christmas Day Concert,, Accra

Ghana – Source: NewsGhana The Royal Vessels Incorporated (RVI), the music ministry of the Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC), Atomic, Accra, will on December 25, organise a gospel musical concert dubbed: the “Royal Praise 2021”, in commemoration of this year’s Christmas. The annual event, to be held in the Church’s Mega Auditorium at Atomic, near Kwabenya in Accra, is on the theme: “He will rejoice over you with singing,” -Zephaniah 3:17b. Mr Enoch Currie Tetteh, the Leader of the Choir, told the Ghana News Agency, in Accra that “Royal Praise…

PREYE ODEDE RELEASES THIRD STUDIO ALBUM

Iposu Elijah Oluwakayode

Internationally celebrated Nigerian Gospel Artiste, Preye Odede has released is third studio album four years after his second album “Ready” was released. His third album titled, “No restriction” was officially released on the 28th of November 2021 at an event which held at the Cultural Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa. The event marked the beginning of his world tour, which would see him touring USA next year. Preye is determined to create an atmosphere of prayer, worship and praise with his compilation of spirit-led, inspiring sounds that make up his album. In…

IN ‘THE JESUS MUSIC,’ ERWIN BROTHERS RECOUNT THE GLORY AND MESS OF CHRISTIAN MUSIC

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USA – Source: Washington Post (RNS) — The contemporary Christian music industry survived scandals, pushback from televangelists and the wholesale disruption of the record industry over the past 50 years and kept rolling along. Then last spring, COVID-19 brought it all to a halt. Artists who’d spent decades on the road were suddenly stuck at home, their tour buses unpacked, with no clear indication when they’d be able to get back to playing music in public. For Christian filmmakers Andrew and Jon Erwin, who began their careers making music videos,…

DIANA HAMILTON EMERGES ARTISTE OF THE YEAR, GHANA MUSIC AWARDS-USA 2021

Iposu Elijah Oluwakayode

New Jersey, USA – Less than two months after winning the Artiste of the year at Ghana Music Awards 2021, Diana Hamilton has added another feather to her cap. On the 21st of August, she was announced as the Artiste of the year at Ghana Music Awards-USA 2021. At the event, which held at Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, Diana Hamilton beat seven renowned highlife and hiplife including Sarkodie and Stonebwoy to clinch the award. She also won the Gospel Artiste of the year and gospel song of the year.…

PROPHET OLADELE GENESIS WADES INTO THE ONIDURO MI CONTROVERSY, SAYS “THAT SONG IS FOR ME”

Iposu Elijah Oluwakayode

Days after the video of Gospel Artiste, Tope Alabi analysing the lyrics of ‘Oniduro Mi’ song went viral, many artistes; gospel and secular alike have come out to defend Adeyinka Alaseyori, the performer of the song and express their love for the song. In a video on YouTube, Lanre ‘Atorise’ Terbia is seen mocking the popular Gospel Artiste, Tope Alabi. The most recent and significant reaction comes from Prophet Oladele Genesis. During the Sunday Service at his Church in Alakuko, Lagos, Prophet Oladele Genesis spoke highly of the song and…

GHANAIAN DANCEHALL ARTISTE, STONEBWOY, TALKS ABOUT QUITTING CHURCH

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Ghana – Source: PeaceFM Ghanaian BET award-winning reggae-dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, has explained why he chose to do reggae-dancehall music and not gospel despite growing up in a highly religious home. Talking to Rev. Erskine on the Y Leaderboard Series which is aired on Y107.9FM, he noted that when the anchor of the home begins to lose grip, then there arises the need for survival and that was basically his situation. “My father was going through a certain phase at that time and I was learning life from that so I…

GHAMRO TO CHASE CHURCHES FOR USING MUSIC FOR FREE

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Ghana – Source: 3News Administrator for the Ghana Music Right Organization (GHAMRO) Abraham Adjetey has hinted that the organization is about to take on churches for the use of music for services. Most of the time task forces from GHAMRO are seen at event grounds ensuring event organizers pay for intellectual property works they use for their event. But same cannot be said about religious organizations like churches. Responding to this issue during entertainment talk show Anigye Mmre hosted by Christian Agyei Frimpong, Mr Adjetey, popularly known as Agya Abraham, said measures…

FROM KEDIKE CROONER TO END TIME SOLDIER, CHIDINMA EKILE GIVES HER LIFE TO CHRIST

Iposu Elijah Oluwakayode

Many millennials who have heard of Pastor Chris Okotie, Evangelist Ebenezer Obey and late Evangelist Sunny Okosun might be familiar with their ecumenical works but are unfamiliar with what the older generation will call, their recent past. These men of God were once successful secular artistes who all made it big in the music industry. Like them, Chidinma Ekile, winner of third edition of Project Fame West Africa, in 2010 who rapidly morphed into a celebrated chart-topping secular artiste with multiple hit tracks has announced her new found love in…

GOSPEL ACT DUNSIN OYEKAN TALKS ABOUT THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE

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Nigeria – Many lovers of Gospel music particularly those who have been blessed through the spirit-filled music of Dunsin Oyekan have sang and bust into tongues when singing his hit single, “I’ll be here.” Many are also aware that he lost his wife in May 2019. But what most people do not know is the link between his popular tune “I’ll be here” and the death of his wife. In a viral video on YouTube, Dunsin Oyekan said, “this song came in pain. I lost my wife almost two years…