Ghanaian gospel musician Luigi Maclean recently dispelled a common misconception regarding gospel performers who speak dialects.
He angrily denied the notion that these musicians usually have cheesy and vulgar lyrics.
Taller Dee, host of No. 1 FM’s “Journey to Heaven” show on 105.3, posed a question, and Maclean dispelled the myth by emphasising the importance and timeless quality of music composed in regional tongues.
“Most of the songs that endure through the ages – we still sing those ancient songs, and most of them are not in English or foreign languages. It is our own languages, for example, Ga, Twi [and the others]. These songs have lasted, so I don’t agree,”
According to the singer-songwriter.
The Gospel singer emphasised that vernacular music shouldn’t be seen negatively as a whole, even though some people may equate it with bad things. He admonished the audience not to draw conclusions too broad from a few instances.
“Maybe the person [of that opinion] has seen some particular people… But when you see particular people, don’t paint the whole group with that broad brush. No, I don’t agree,” Maclean asserted.
