Following criticism from certain Ghanaian gospel performers, such as Celestine Donkor, Patience Nyarko voiced her dissatisfaction with what she saw as inconsistencies in the gospel music community.
Recalling a similar situation from four years prior, she urged her peers to concentrate on singing in their own tongues, stressing that the calling of gospel artists is not about language but rather dedication to their art.
Patience Nyarko questioned the consistency of her fellow musicians, pointing out that when she voiced the same concerns in 2019, she received backlash, including disparaging remarks from media personality Abeiku Santana.
Those who disapproved of her now for defying Nathaniel Bassey’s advice, she said, were being hypocritical. Even Nigerians might not be interested in listening to the English songs performed by Ghanaian gospel performers, as Patience Nyarko also reminded out.
“I was expecting him (Abeiku Santana) to have done better, but he came out to say things I can’t even say to him or his kid,” the woman stated during a Facebook live session. Why, therefore, are you guys battling Nathaniel Bassey right now? Do you not now agree with him? Have you not seen how hypocritical you guys are? What is God doing to you, have you noticed? You’ve been brought low.
Ghanaian gospel singers should write more songs in English so that they can reach a worldwide audience, according to a suggestion made by Nigerian gospel music superstar Nathaniel Bassey during a concert in Accra.
