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Gospel performers from Ghana have been admonished by Nigerian Gospel icon, Nathaniel Bassey to sing in English rather than just their native tongues to increase their popularity and influence worldwide.
On December 2, Nathaniel Bassey made an impassioned plea during the Jesus Christ Encounter event held at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Speaking at the occasion, Nathaniel Bassey praised the anointing of Ghanaian gospel artists but voiced concern that their preference for singing in Twi was impeding their ability to gain international recognition.
He talked about his future goals, seeing a period when Ghanaian performers will also perform on stages in Nigeria and other countries.
“In the next 4 to 5 years, Psalmists from Ghana will come to Nigeria and host their own concert, and your songs will rise from Ghana to the nations of the earth,” he said.
Even though Ghanaian music ministers loved their regional dialects, including Twi, Bassey instructed them to think about writing songs in English.
“As a way of instruction, can I plead with Ghanaian music ministers to write songs in English? Yes, I know you love your local dialect, Twi, etc but there is an anointing on you and the world needs to hear your songs,”
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