Renowned gospel singer Kenny Saint Brown has opened up about the difficulties she encountered in Nigeria.
She said that the church did not value her efforts to bring Afro-gospel music.
She made her remarks during a recent Believers Companion interview.
Kenny Saint Brown claimed that her music’s reception in the church was impacted by her collaborations with secular artists such as Terry G, MI Abaga, and the late rapper Dagrin.
The talented gospel singer claimed that the church did not support her attempts to promote what is now known as Afro-gospel. The singer is the younger sister of Kenny Ogungbe, co-founder of Kennis Music.
“The only problem that I had, it was not from people outside accepting it; it was the church accepting it,” she said.
“The same problem Kirk Franklin had when he came out with Storm. They said what was this because they were so traditional and so religious. Do you get it?
“So, what worsened it for me was that I now had mainstream, rough boys. But these rough boys came from church! Terry G was the drummer to Benita Okojie back in the day. He was a church boy.
“Who else? MI, Dagrin. If you listen to Dagrin’s punchline on that album Turnaround, it was all prayers. Do you understand? So, I was the one buying into their audience.
“The Bible says, ‘Go and be my witness first from Judea, then here, to Jerusalem, then to the uttermost part of the earth.
“That thing does not mean Australia. The uttermost part of the earth is the lost souls.”
Brown also advised gospel singers, saying they should not collaborate with secular artistes without divine instruction.
Live with Purpose, Love with Passion. Remember to be happy
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Rose Ajieh