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Waking up to Gospel music on various radio platforms is something most
of us as Ghanaians have come to accept but it becomes a bit worrying
and a terrifying when you wake up to hear artists shouting all over in
their songs.
I do not know if you have realized this trend and how concerned you
are but for me, it's such a bad thing which I believe needs to be
talked about hence this article. I do not know who started this trend
which seems to be the order of the day for most of these Ghanaian
Gospel artists.
Over the years, Ghanaians were blessed with great talents who sang
their hearts out to propagate the Gospel through music. References can
be made to McAbraham, Tagoe Sisters, Reverend Yawson, Daughters of
Glorious Jesus and so many others who I cannot go ahead to mention in
this piece. Not only did they sing to propagate the Gospel, the
approach to their works and the manner in which they delivered would
be something most of us would forever miss as the current generation
would in no way go near that.
With my experience as a debating team president from my days in Kumasi
Academy, I was taught to understand and believe that shouting in
presenting cases never made anyone better or won arguments but rather
careful presentation of facts but it seems our Gospel musicians have
no idea of this and do the contrary.
I have had the privilege to sit in auditions that sought for musical
talents where most individuals who came in to do Gospel songs ended up
being disqualified for one particular reason and guess what it was,
SHOUTING!!.
I do not believe you only need an angelic voice to propagate the
Gospel but when it goes beyond a certain limit, I am tempted to
believe you only make noise and do not get your message across.
I am tempted to mention particular names but I do believe you know
some of them and would reflect on them and I am not too sure who
started the trend but it seems to be a characteristic of the genre in
Ghana and my question is, does shouting really make these artists
sound better or how do you feel when you hear them?
I know most of you prefer to listen to foreign gospel songs because of
some of these issues. Do you miss the good old days or prefer to
listen to the current generation of Gospel artists?
Just ike many of my articles, this one is no different as I do not
intend to speak all that exists but to set out a topic which I believe
is worth discussing.
