Fast-rising musician Joel Wuddah, known in the showbiz field as Wuddah, has expressed optimism that urban gospel will take over the gospel industry in a few years.
He admitted that the current industry has not yet embraced the urban gospel but was sure it would soon become the reigning gospel genre in the country and Africa at large.
Speaking in an interview with Max Morning Dew in Accra on Wednesday, Wuddah said Ghana was lagging when it came to urban gospel, but the narrative was different when it came to the United States of America (USA).
“When it comes to urban gospel in Ghana and Africa, I must say we are behind because when you go outside the country like the US, urban gospel is really big over there with the likes of Donnie McClurkin and Kirk Franklin, but here we are now getting to understand this gospel genre,” he said.
Looking at how the world population was going, the “Easy Easy” hitmaker believed that the youth would take over the world, which he noted would make them lose interest in the traditional gospel and embracAe the urban gospel.
He knew it would not be easy but was sure that the promotion and the campaign for the public to accept the urban gospel would make Ghanaians and Africans fall in love with the tune.
Explaining the genres in this type of gospel music, Wuddah said they had hip hop, afrobeat, highlife, choreography, and the DJing type, all geared towards spreading the gospel of Christ in more refined and trendy ways to connect with the youth who wanted something to jam with.
Wuddah has been in the industry for the past eight years, doing urban gospel songs with rap. He has 16 albums to his credit and is known for songs including Rapomedy, Bible School Teacher, and Grateful Heart.
Source: Ghana/MaxTV/MaxFM/max.com.gh/Joyceline Natally Cudjoe
