MUSICAL PERFORMANCES FOR WELLNESS IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF EVANGELIST AMAKA OKWUOHA’S MUSIC AND BIOGRAPHY

Abstract

The 21st century has witnessed significant growth in the development of gospel music which has brought about spiritual and physical wellness of society. Regrettably, most of these songs are not adequately documented on music score sheet. Based on this shortcoming, this paper aims to discuss the music and biography of Amaka Okwuoha, transcribe, analyze, document the selected songs and highlight the spiritual impacts of her songs on the social, physical and spiritual lives of the people of Nigeria. The researchers adopted historical and descriptive research methods using content analysis and an observation as an instruments for data collection. The researchers were able to uncover that Amaka Okwuoha had a challenging upbringing which gave her inspiration coupled with her religious affiliation. Also discovered was that the lyrics of her songs are believed by her to be an inspirational to her generation and the generations to come. Her songs are free from the praises of men. They are also for the propagation of the gospel and for the physical and spiritual wellness of the people.