Quarme Gyedu is best in gospel music

A lot of artists struggle to establish their musical identity, laboriously trying on different musical styles, looking to find what fits. But there are others that emerge fully formed, in absolute control of their craft, their identity and their music.

Justice Quame Gyedu Amissah fits so well in the latter category. His debut album, “Altar Call”, is a captivating and touching that heralds the emergence of a gifted and sensational new talent, one whose music feels refreshing the best possible way.

An Oseikrom boy who grew up in Anloga (a suburb of Kumasi), Quame was born to Mr. Prince Stephen Gyedu Amissah and Mrs. Justina Appiah. As a little boy he loved music because his dad was then the music director of Mercy Baptist church, so he joined the choir at a very tender age (at around 8yrs) because his dad always took him to rehearsals, he didn’t pay much attention to his calling until he was in his early 20’s.

However, he is currently a member of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) Prayer Temple in Kumasi, Ahensan to be precise. He explains how he finally decided to answer his call, “…through a very tough way because I never saw myself like that.

I had to lose the money and glory I was supposed to have received from all the works I was doing as a sound engineer. People had to take glory for my hard work and it was then that God told me my glory was not in the things I looked to be, my glory is in him. I surrendered everything to him that day and 5yrs on, am looking nowhere else but up to him (God) Almost immediately, Quame Gyedu Ministries was birthed.

Asked about what inspires his songs, Quame had this to say: “my songs come as an inspiration from what is happening around me and some of them are direct songs from heaven.” Quame Gyedu is loaded with knowledge in what he does therefore drawing quiet a number of artists to him.

“With a sound engineering background, I have worked with artistes like Selina Boateng, Ernest Opoku Jnr, Christiana Love (now Obaapa Christie), Brother Sammy, to mention but just a few. But I normally don’t look up to artistes because I’m much of a preacher than an artist but I really learn a lot from Sonnie Badu,” he said

Quame Gyedu’s name grew in and around Kumasi (particularly Sunyani, Obuasi and Tema), and the pieces began to fall into place for him. Entering a ministry of incredibly talented and gifted ministers in the Garden City, Quame Gyedu Ministries won the hearts of many music lovers which earned them some much needed audience to begin playing bigger shows for an ever- increasing local audience.

Quame was one of the few artists who had the chance to minister on the platform of the world renowned evangelist Reinard Bonke when Ghana (Kumasi) had her turn to host his (Bonke) crusade.

Recording his maiden single, Quame got in touch with Kwabena Dompreh. “Well, that song wasn’t entirely my song because it is an old song but I did a lot of work on it personally, from instrumentation to vocals. Then I had to pay Kwabena Dompreh of blessed memory to come down from Coté D’Ivoire just to mix the song for me.”

That song couldn’t have been released at a better time considering the responses of all who had listen. The song sparked major interest from several labels. “DaaDaa (Praise and be Raised) really was a pace setter for me” he added. Quame Gyedu works with an amazingly dedicated team, Daniel Oti Sarpong, his producer, Mr Gyekye Kofi, his executive producer and Mr Frederick Acheampong Arko, his manager are always up to the task and always deliver.

Quame has a little message for his fans: “the Lord has started a new thing and His Zeal will accomplish it. They should not expect anything from me but they should expect the Move of the Holy Spirit through me which will impact this generation”.

Listen to 'Altar Call' below