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2021-03-16

[A] Tension in Dixcove following beating of chief to pulp
[A] Apam: Burial service for drowned teens to be held today

2021-03-14

[A] Kinaata’s Things Fall Apart can’t be called a gospel song
[A] Nothing stops Ghana from legalizing Polygamy---Dr. Sa-ad Iddrisu
[A] Court fines Pastor for spreading faeces

2021-03-12

[A] There Can’t Be Another Shatta Michy, I Own The Brand – Shatta Michy Fires Trolls
[A] National Film Authority to ban all unclassified videos from 1st May
[A] Ghana Music Awards-USA gets official headline sponsor
[A] Spotify and the future of African streaming
[A] Don't rush into marriage — Reverend Minister cautions youth

2021-03-11

[A] 5 ‘sexy’ female Police Constables severely punished for ‘improper’ dressing
[A] Ebony’s driver remanded into prison custody
[A] I will marry when the time is right – Shatta Wale
[A] MUSIGA launches UNESCO/ECOWAS supported Covid-19 campaign
[A] Wear face masks - Otumfuo advises schoolchildren

2021-03-03

[A] Kumawood producers turn to YouTube/TV series
[A] Bunny Wailer: Reggae legend dies, aged 73
[A] Team Ghana to be selected based on talent identification- Dr Owusu Ansah

2021-03-02

[A] Asantehene and wife take COVID-19 vaccine

2021-03-01

[A] Funny Face’s stay in Accra Psychiatric Hospital extended
[A] One dead following chieftaincy clash at Gomoa Nyanyano
[A] Shatta Wale exposed for not paying producer of 10 songs on Reign Album
[A] Chief Imam’s spokesperson commends Akufo-Addo for stance on same-sex marriage

2021-02-28

[A] You’re not of God if you hate LGBT+ people – Kwabena Kwabena
[A] Police retrieves stolen coffin from burial service
[A] 14 persons arrested for engaging in open defecation fined GHS200 each
[A] Construction of national cathedral still government’s priority – Kojo Kum
[A] Even billy goats don’t lust after their fellow billy goats
[A] I haven’t seen a male goat or a male cow running after a male goat or male cow
[A] It is time for us to legislate to put LGBTQI+ issues to sleep – Joyce Bawah
[A] Same-sex marriage will never happen under my Presidency – Akufo-Addo

2021-02-27

[A] Shugatiti, Moesha star in Gambo's 'Drip' video
[A] New Governing Board of Peace Council commences work
[A] Lady Gaga’s dogs found safe after armed robbery
[A] "My husband was my confidante, counsellor and protector"- late Moderator's wife
[A] Legalizing LGBT will dehumanize Ghana’s social well-being – SDA Church

2021-02-26

[A] Armed police and military take over Adwumakaase-Kese, Bomfa towns to avert clash
[A] Don’t abuse fundamental human rights of homosexuals – Rev Minister

2021-02-25

[A] Maiden ‘Changing The Narrative Masterclass’ Series Held
[A] BRAVE Woman magazine launched
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Art & Culture/Ent

[ 2021-03-14 ]

Kinaata’s Things Fall Apart can’t be called a gospel song
Veteran gospel musician Agnes Opoku Agyemang is
not convinced Highlife musician Kofi Kinaata’s
award-winning song Things Fall Apart can be
immediately described as a gospel song.

She said it might have been an inspiration Kofi
Kinaata got while he was a little boy in Sunday
School.



In an interview with Tony Best on Akoma FM’s
Kwantenpong Drive on Thursday, March 11, Agnes
Opoku Agyemang, however, indicated that it’s not
too surprising to see secular musicians do gospel
songs as well.

“A lot of secular musicians have confessed in
their interviews that their music career started
in church so it’s no shocking to see them do
gospel songs once [in] a while because there is
always some level of knowledge about Christ they
were taught whiles in Sunday School.


“Kofi Kinaata, for instance, might have been
inspired to do ‘Things Fall Apart’ because of
his knowledge about Christ whiles he was perhaps
in Sunday School and that does not necessarily
make him a Gospel musician or his song until he
profess to be Christian,” Agnes said.

Responding to whether or not the lifestyles of
current gospel musicians reflect the messages in
their songs, the musician opined that even though
she is not in the position to judge anyone, if
anyone claims to be Christian or Gospel musician,
their lives must correlate with the Gospel they
preach in their songs.

Source - 3 News



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