{"id":1167442,"date":"2022-08-05T12:02:20","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T12:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/05\/melody-bowier-drops-genre-bending-gospel-album-in-take-off\/"},"modified":"2022-08-05T12:02:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T12:02:20","slug":"melody-bowier-drops-genre-bending-gospel-album-in-take-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/05\/melody-bowier-drops-genre-bending-gospel-album-in-take-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Melody Bowier drops genre-bending gospel album in &#8216;Take Off&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\" style=\"line-height: 2; letter-spacing: -0.5px;font-size: 18px;\">\n<p>                        <!--p class=\"ky_saved_articles_link\"><span class=\"ky_saved_articles_hide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"ky_saved_articles_img\" alt=\"Melody Bowier drops genre-bending gospel album in 'Take Off'\" title=\"Melody Bowier drops genre-bending gospel album in 'Take Off'\"><\/span> Bookmark<\/p-->\n<p>It is finally here. Gospel musician, Melody Bowier is out with an album.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Take Off\u2019 is the maiden project of the Ghanaian-Liberian singer.<\/p>\n<p>It was released on Friday, August 5 and has 10 tracks in total.<\/p>\n<p>These songs include Around The Clock\u2019 and \u2018Good Feeling\u2019 which were released ahead of the project.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-08-05-at-11.19.42-AM-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Melody Bowier drops genre-bending gospel album in 'Take Off'\" class=\"wp-image-10032146985\"   title=\"Melody Bowier drops genre-bending gospel album in 'Take Off'\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The other songs are \u2018All Over Again\u2019, \u2018You Reign Supreme\u2019, \u2018You Are Holy\u2019, \u2018Obiara\u2019, \u2018One Way\u2019, \u2018Truly Truly\u2019, \u2018Captured\u2019 and \u2018My Light\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The album\u2019s trajectory is very unorthodox and has something for each set of audience.<\/p>\n<p>It is a genre-bending body of work which takes the Christian music scene to another level.<\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/gh\/album\/take-off\/1636486489\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018<\/strong>Captured\u2019 exudes gratitude over a distinct reggae instrumentation. <\/p>\n<p>On \u2018One Way\u2019, Melody delivers a musical version of John 14:6 as it expands on the need to walk in Christ as a means to eternal salvation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Supreme\u2019 and \u2018You Holy\u2019 are both bundles of exaltation backed by a choral team as angels would in heaven while \u2018Truly Truly\u2019 is an upbeat and dramatic mood reminiscent of an energetic congregation singing praise.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WhatsApp-Video-2022-08-05-at-11.19.42-AM.mp4\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTruly, truly, your praise will never end,\u201d is a recurrent line, an exclamation to the already emphatic sound of praise.<\/p>\n<p>A melancholic piano-heavy mood is created on the song \u2018My Light\u2019. The set sounds like a graceful space created for the entrance of God\u2019s light. A perfect worship song for the strong, sad, happy, or weary.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-06-29-at-3.35.14-AM1-682x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Melody Bowier drops genre-bending gospel album in 'Take Off'\" class=\"wp-image-10032118227\"   title=\"Melody Bowier drops genre-bending gospel album in 'Take Off'\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Here, her vocal prowess also comes to play as she preaches the goodness of the word.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Obiara\u2019 is another great record on the album.<\/p>\n<p>The title is derived from \u2018Obiara enti s3 wo\u2019, a Twi phrase that translates into \u2018There\u2019s no one like you\u2019. It ministers the incomparability of God and his might over all things on earth. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boomplay.com\/embed\/51511247\/COL\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This trait of uniqueness is heard in the not-so-regular genre of gospel.<\/p>\n<p>The lyrics are sand over the building blocks of jazz and a bit of blues which harmonises into a soothing close.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Take Off\u2019 is available on digital platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Melody Bowier is a talented singer with a wide scope ranging from R&#038;B, Afrobeat, Blues, Jazz, and Rock, among others.<\/p>\n<p>The songwriter is currently affiliated with Black Genius Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>                <!-- Post Tags --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/melody-bowier-drops-genre-bending-gospel-album-in-take-off\/\">Source<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is finally here. Gospel musician, Melody Bowier is out with an album. \u2018Take Off\u2019 is the maiden project of the Ghanaian-Liberian singer. It was released on Friday, August 5 and has 10 tracks in total. These songs include Around The Clock\u2019 and \u2018Good Feeling\u2019 which were released ahead of the project. 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