Jimmy Gait: Furi Furi dance is 100% gospel. Here’s why.

So, we just had Jimmy Gait and Holy Dave at the Ghafla!Kenya offices for an interview on all that’s going on around them (read related article) and their latest project, ‘Make it or Make it Campaign’.

Ever since Jimmy launched his Award winning song, furi furi dance, there has been mixed feelings about the nature and genre of the song. Despite the marvelous reception that the song got, it didn’t reach where it is without the kawaida haters.

Word was that furi furi dance does not fit to be in the gospel category of music. That the song is all about fashion and dancing and nothing to do with God. Earlier today Jimmy responded to these silly remarks.

“I came up with the song during a period of 40 days of fasting and praying. While in the praising mood, I sang aloud to myself ‘I give my life to You… Fully fully fully… I give it to You’. I immediately thought that this would be a great song. I however could not help but think that I needed to make the song more interesting and catchy and that is how I came up with the idea of putting in a Kikuyu vibe, thus ‘my Road I give it to You… Furi furi furi’. What is not holy/gospel in these lyrics?” Jimmy told us.

The passion that he showed when talking about this just says it all. This is gospel power, and Jimmy clearly has it.