If gospel music never showed up on your radar but the very word makes you think, oh, no, keep that God stuff away from me, have no fear. True, the lyrics are about Him, praising him, thanking him, etc., as they no doubt have to be, but the sound and vibe of most urban gospel is no different from contemporary R&B or pop. Yep, gospel's kept moving and boogying with the times, and many gospel singers don't stick only to gospel, which is why you'll sometimes find a gospel singer winning an R&B award or whatever.
Such is the case with DC-based Nigerian artist TolumiDE (Tolu Olumide), one of the most notable to have emerged on the urban gospel scene in years.
She's been picking up nominations all over the place for her album My Love, and getting lots of airplay - especially for this lead single - on Pan-African stations (MTV Base, Channel O) as well as American gospel stations (Gospel Music Channel, Christian Broadcasting Network). Oh, yeah, gospel's mainstream, too, and pretty popular in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria. So much so that some newspapers carry Top 10 gospel charts, and there's even an annual Africa Gospel Music Award, though that's held in the UK, oddly enough. No matter, some of the "regular" awards have a gospel category.
Anyway, TolumiDE is giving away this DJ Teffler remix of her hit single, so DOWNLOAD and listen to what African gospel music sounds like today.
My Love - TolumiDE (DJ Teffler Remix) by thisisafrica
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