Selina Boateng warns Event Organisers

Gospel songstress Selina Boateng has advised event organisers to stop booking gospel artistes for free shows.

The winner for 2015 Best Gospel Song Of The Year disclosed on Vision1 FM that “though we are gospel musicians, it doesn’t change the fact that we pay bills from our music. The only difference between a gospel musician and the others is that, the message we as gospel musicians send are different from what the others are promoting. But aside the message, we need to make some ends meet from it as a work or profession.”

When asked by Kay, the drive time host on Vision1 FM, about her beginnings, Selina mentioned that her music career started from Kumasi, Amokrom, where she used to be backing songs for musicians like Oware Jnr, Mama Esther and more.

Selina at a point in time lost hope and nearly gave up because, according to her, the musicians she was always backing for were the people the world was recognising while she always lagged behind the scene.

She then met a man and his wife, Stephen and Philipa, who gave her the platform and started investing in her songs in the year 2009.

Talking about unity in the gospel music industry, Selina went blunt by saying that “there is no form of unity in the gospel industry. It is never done anywhere, even in our homes, the mother or father has a particular child they love more than the others – but for me, I think it is the word of God that brings togetherness. Apart from this powerful word, there are a lot of separations everywhere, including the music industry.”