AFRICAN SENSIBILITY IN THE TRAINING OF NIGERIAN GOSPEL MUSICIANS

Femi Adedeji, Omolara Loko

Abstract


Gospel music practitioners, otherwise known as gospel musicians comprise men and women many of who see themselves as artistes cum God’s ministers, using music to proclaim the good news of the kingdom. Christian religious activities in Nigeria that began in the 1840s developed over the years till around 1900 that witnessed the rebellion of Africans against the Western beliefs and practices and the establishment of indigenous African Churches (Omoyajowo, 1975, Asaju, 1995). This later produced various Pentecostal churches (Akangbe, 1977). The trends of events also produced different forms of music. Gospel music types that developed after the native airs were propagated by individuals that started out as Church musicians.

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