Sammie Okposo who is unarguably one of Nigeria’s leading gospel brands has said contrary to what many believe, the Nigerian gospel music industry is growing and not where it used to be.
The Delta-State born gospel musician who used to produce soundtracks for movies, said gospel music has moved from the back seat of the bus.
“Gospel music in Nigeria is not where it used to be. Where we are right now, we have moved from the back seat of the bus. We are on our way to occupying the front seat of the bus. The best is still yet to come, but gospel music is not where it used to be. Myself and my colleagues have done a great job If I must say so myself” he told Hip TV.
Okposo’s music career started in 1992 when he joined the Nigerian movie industry as a sound track producer and later ventured into full music production .He is credited for producing hit songs for the biggest names in the Nigerian music scene.
In 2000 he took the African music scene to another level with the release of his debut album, titled Unconditional Love
The hit track of the album, “Welu Welu”, gained a lot of local and international popularity. In 2004, Okposo was invited to perform at the Martin Luther King Day and July 4th Independence day Celebration respectively by the American ambassador to Nigeria.
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