{"id":156344,"date":"2024-02-27T12:46:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T12:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/27\/secular-musicians-are-rather-producing-gospel-music\/"},"modified":"2024-02-27T12:46:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T12:46:25","slug":"secular-musicians-are-rather-producing-gospel-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/27\/secular-musicians-are-rather-producing-gospel-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Secular musicians are rather producing Gospel music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Multiple award-winning Hiplife music duo Keche has ignited heated debate with their bold claim that \u201csecular musicians are rather the ones doing Gospel music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1023007 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screen-Shot-2024-02-27-at-2.49.37-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"649\" height=\"375\"  \/>Keche believes that their music, though not explicitly religious, promotes positive messages that resonate with listeners and can uplift them spiritually.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1023004 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screen-Shot-2024-02-27-at-2.49.01-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"644\" height=\"378\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201c I believe gospel songs are the ones we are doing\u2026. good music\u2026We entertain people\u201d. Keche said<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To further support their claim, the \u2018Aluguntugui\u2019 hitmakers referenced a Bible verse about loving one\u2019s neighbour. They drew a connection between their message of positivity and core Christian values.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">They made these staggering revelations during an appearance on entertainment and lifestyle show \u2018UPSIDE DOWN\u2019 on Citi TV,\u00a0 co-hosted by Frema Adunyame and Nana Tuffour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Keche, comprising Joshua Kojo Ampah and Andrew Kofi Cudjoe, achieved mainstream recognition with their debut album \u201cPressure\u201d in 2008.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Watch excerpts of the interview below<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C32abgEC-CO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple award-winning Hiplife music duo Keche has ignited heated debate with their bold claim that \u201csecular musicians are rather the ones doing Gospel music.\u201d Keche believes that their music, though not explicitly religious, promotes positive messages that resonate with listeners and can uplift them spiritually. \u201c I believe gospel songs are the ones we are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":156345,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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