Gospel Musicians in the
country have been chastised for what has been described as their unrepentant
penchant for promoting secular music instead of the message of God. Castigating
the acts yesterday at a symposium organized as part of activities marking the
40th anniversary of Pastor Adelakun a.k.a Baba Ayewa as pastor and singer, Prof
Albert Oikelome, a professor of music from university of Lagos, said among many
things killing gospel music today is the church folks who would rather promote
secular songs instead of promoting the message of God. Insisting that the trend
is "killing gospel music" Oikelome said this has also killed the
morale of most church talents, stressing that "when a young singer enters
into the car of his church member and a minister parse, instead of listening to
gospel song he is playing 'I don get alert God win',. " The bad signal has
sent so many talents out of our churches and today our music is in
jeopardy." he registered. Congratulating Pastor Adelakun for raising the
bar of gospel music and its originality, Prof Albert praised the Soldier turned
preachercum singer for the milestone he has covered and "not just coming
this far but has remained undiluted over the years." He said Ayewa has
proven to his immediate and younger generation that "when you stay
original in your calling, no amount of pressure can pull you down"
Submitting that " the person of the Holy Spirit is not in the
consciousness of our today songs ministers" a development he mentioned,
has made their works shallow, the Professor said it’s not enough to make good
music, but good lyrics will on every good day lift people’s soul, spirit and
body. He enjoined potential minister of songs to "wait for the calling
into that office, seek mentoring, be part of a Bible believing church and build
expectations for your works which without all these success is at risk."
Also speaking at the event with the topic: Gospel Music in Nigeria yesterday,
today and tomorrow, the worldwide director of music for the Christ Apostolic
Church, Pastor Tope Dada said Ayewa is fulfilling the call of God in his life
as a generation of David, Music being an element of inspiration and a means of
passing information to the world at large. Dada encouraged the younger
generation to emulate Ayewa and replicate his success in ministry instead of
following the crowd to churn out garbage. “Until your music is combating social
vices and redefining people’s lives, you are just wasting your time" he
warned. Outlining those who pioneered gospel music from the 60s, Dada noted the
effort of the ECWA church mass choir in the birth of gospel music in Nigeria.
He mentioned the turning point for church music and spiritual resurgence to be
“Ayewa’s Amona Tete Wa”, concluding that Ayewa has over the years shown the
superb blend of good rhythm and spirituality in his works. Meanwhile, a praise
night has been slated for today (Friday) as part of activities marking the 40
year anniversary of Pastor Adelakun's ministry work. According to information
made available to TRN by the programme's organising committee, "the night
will witness the giants in the Gospel music industry and leading them will be
the two music sensations of all time, Rev Ebenezer Fabiyi Obe and King Sunny
Ade (KSA)" Also on the bill it was mentioned are, Mrs Fasoyin, the Odun
nlo sopin cronner, Mama Bola Are, Pastor Ojo Ade, Akin Adebayo (imole Ayo) Timi
Osukoya, Funmi Aragbaye, Tope Alabi, Bisi Alawiye, Yinka Ayefele, Esther
Igbekele, and many more.
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