According to renowned Hiplife performer Kuami Eugene, persons in the gospel music industry frequently exhibit a judgmental attitude, which contradicts the biblical precepts of non-judgment.
Kuami Eugene revealed his ideas on composing for gospel singer Joyce Blessing while discussing the apparent division of vocalists and the perspective of musicians that venture into worldly tunes.
Despite seeing nothing intrinsically wrong with it, he noted difficulties addressing composing for gospel performers owing to the prevailing prejudices within the gospel business against other forms of music.
“Talking intensely about gospel is a bit dicey because you know Gospel people, how judgmental some of them are. I’ve had people say, ‘Why should a gospel person allow a worldly musician to write a song for them? There is literally nothing wrong with that”
Eugene Kuami showed himself.
The musician underlined that the ultimate objective of gospel music is to reach and rescue Christians, a task that anyone with a musical background may accomplish.
Kuami Eugene questioned the assumption that gospel music should only be performed by persons who are already members of the Christian society.
“There is nothing wrong with it. I don’t know who the Gospel is saving if it’s saving people who are already saved… There’s nothing wrong with writing a song,”
He went on to say.
Kuami Eugene’s frank words shined light on alleged prejudices in the gospel music industry and sparked a discussion about the need of diversity and acceptance of varied musical influences in the pursuit of a shared objective.
