Amandzeba Clarifies the Gospel Nature of ‘Wogbe Jeke’

On one of the episodes of TV3’s Day Show with Berla Mundi, he argued that gospel music is fundamentally about truth while citing his famous song ‘Wogbe Jeke’ as an example, which he said speaks to the creation of humanity by God.

“It’s a gospel song. Just where the portion that you heard says, ‘K3j3 jenjensa Nyonm) b) w),” ‘From the beginning, God created us.’ So, if I sing as long as God created us, is it not a gospel? Is it not the truth? I’m saying the gospel is supposed to be about the truth,” he said.

He bemoaned the sheer neglect for native culture and spirituality, which is often perceived as evil, due to its association with darkness.

He, however, contended that it was from darkness that God’s creative command brought forth light, stressing the power in the country’s traditions and beliefs.

“Our culture, our tradition, have all of these aspects of spirituality in them. But you see, you leave yours because this is the black pot. Oh, it’s evil. They say anything black is evil, meanwhile, before God created the earth, there was total darkness. So, out of that darkness came that creativity for him to say that command that let there be light,” he said.