Long since
music for revival became industry, rarely do you see a gospel singer debut with
a song from the book of Revelations. It is like starting with the end. But Ghana
based Akwa Ibom born gospel singer, Emmanuel ‘Oscar’ Kingsley, after holding
down people’s anticipation with nearly 20 years of much-sought-after singing,
has decided to start out with the End – the End of the World.
Recent years
have seen more talk of the End of the World than in all of human history. It
has become a frightening refrain all over the world. The question is, ‘Who has
anything to fear?’ And Oscar’s debut track ‘PREPARE’ answers this question.
The pop
mid-tempo song, produced by multi-instrumentalist Musicologist Sunny Baseda of
Final Mix Entertainment, hits the listener immediately as a next-rated
mainstream Rock track; and as you move your body along with the heavy metal
coated bumpy beats, you are drawn into few lines of implicating lyrics that
tell you what the world hasn’t paid attention to - Prepare For The End; it is
closer than you understand. And we are on a countdown.
It is a
countdown to the track release on Jabborro.blogspot.com – a 1 hour countdown to
5 pm today, Sunday October 18, 2015; 4pm Nigerian time and 3pm Accra time.
The
bright-voiced tenor admits feeling the impression of fans’ anticipation – in
Ghana, in various distant cities and back home, in Uyo where he rose since
being drafted into an adult charismatic church choir in Uyo as the youngest,
petite, a kid music sensation.
Oscar’s
Nigerian crowd will certainly anticipate which of his influences will be
prominent in the singing? Will it be the style of Deitrick
Haddon, the creativity of Kirk Franklin, the power of Tye Tribbett, the
anointing of Marvin Sapp, the fire of Freke Umoh, the authority of Frank Edwards
or the jive of Sammy Okposo? We can only wait. In 1 hour…
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