Gospel musician, Celestine Donkor talks about language in gospel music. Moreover, according to her doing English songs is an advantage to an artiste.<\/p>\n
According to her, a Gospel musician who sings in English is most likely to go international than with the local language.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough it is good to sing in your local language, it is better to sing in English because a lot of people can understand what you are saying and appreciate you more\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Furthermore, she stated that English is a common mode of communication in many countries. Therefore, a musician who sings in English is likely to get more gigs abroad<\/p>\n
She made tthese statements in an interview with Showbiz. According to her, she came to this realisation when she travelled to Kenya to promote her latest song, Bigger.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough a lot of people were in love with my songs, it was difficult for them to relate to them because they didn\u2019t understand the language\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Therefore, she plans to do more English songs to attract collaborations from other great musicians from outside Ghana.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been to Nigeria, Kenya and USA promoting my new single Bigger and getting up close with my fans. The love I was shown was awesome\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
\u201cI want my work to speak for itself. I don\u2019t want to move from one radio station to the other telling Ghanaians what I\u2019m doing but I want to allow my work to do the talking\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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