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Nigerian gospel
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Gospel music is a kind of African, motivational Christian music that has become a major part of Nigerian music. In the 1960s the Evangelical Church of West Africa Choir was popular, and in the early 1970s Bola Aare, Sola Rotimi, Good women Choir, Ebenezer Obey and later, Panam Percy Paul, Onyeka Onwenu, Lanre Teriba (ATORISE), Tope Alabi, Asu Ekiye, Keffi, and Sammie Okposo were notable. Also, in the early 1970s & 80s Arch Bishop Benson Idahosa's choir, The Christian Redeemed Voices were known for their gospel sound. He the late Bishop, would purchase instruments for the choir and each one of them would be mastered by skillful musicians. The Bishop would challenge his student pastors and young adult church members to pick up instruments and play them. Play them...they did, no training only the gift of God deposited and called out by the Bishop. There was a lady by the name of Minister Dorothy James (Evangel Temple, USA) and Rev. David Mporampora(Uganda)they transformed gospel music in West Africa. Nigeria in particular. I would say without a doubt, they laid the foundation of the sound we now hear. Many students were from other West African nations and they took that sound and passion for G
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FULL NAMES: Yemi Eberechi Alade
DATE OF BIRTH: March 13th, 1989
OCCUPATION: SINGER/SONGWRITER
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: NOT STATED
EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND
Born in Abia State to business woman, Helen Alade (Nee Uzoma) and Police officer, James Alade, fast rising Nigerian Pop sensation Yemi Eberechi Alade was the fifth of seven siblings in a household that was filled with music from day one.
Yemi whose dual heritage of South-East Nigeria and South-West Nigeria earned her the moniker of “that Yoruba-Ibo girl
Yemi Alade is the young undergraduate of University of Lagos studied Geography, who two years ago scaled from 174 position to emerge winner in the maiden edition of Peak Talent Show. She has finally graduated from the university and in this interview with chinyere amaechi says that she will fight on until fame embraces her.
Yemi was educated at Saint Saviours British Primary School, Lagos and then Victory Grammar School, Lagos, before proceeding to the University of Lagos.
In an interview explained in her own words, see below:
“I am Yemi Alade, an artist, performer and I love music. Some say I am a songstress others a diva but in all, I am Yemi Alade.
I was born into a family of seven kids. My mum i