Mu myaka yashize, umuziki wa gospel muri Afurika wabonye iterambere ryinshi kandi umaze kwamamara ku isi yose. Kugaragara kw’abahanzi bashya ba gospel muri Afrika byagize uruhare runini mu guteza imbere impano, guhanga, n’injyana zitandukanye.
Ikinyamakuru Gospel Register cyakoze urutonde rwabahanzi 10 ba mbere ba Gospel bo muri Afrika muri uyu mwaka wa 2023 kugirango ubamenye.
1. Sinach (Nigeria)
Sinach uherutse mu Rwanda mu giterane All Women Together cyateguwe na Women Foundation Ministries, niwe uri ku mwanya wa mbere. Ni umuririmbyi wa gospel wo muri Nigeriya, umwanditsi w’indirimbo, n’umuyobozi mukuru wo kuramya muri Loveworld Ministries.
Ni we muhanzi wa mbere wo muri Afurika wa gospel wegukanye igihembo cya Dove Award kandi amaze kumenyekana ku rwego mpuzamahanga kubera indirimbo yakunzwe cyane yitwa “Way Maker” na I know who I am (Nzi uwo ndi we).
2. Prosper Germoh (Cameroon)
Prosper Germoh ni umuhanzi wo muri Kameruni akaba akora umuziki wa Gospel. Ni umuririmbyi, umwanditsi w’indirimbo, Web designer, n’umuyobozi wo kuramya. Azwi cyane mu ndirimbo yakunzwe cyane “King of Kings,” “Ton Amour est Grand”, “Kadosh,” “ Nothing Is Impossible”, na “ Sacred Song.”
Germoh yahataniye ibihembo byinshi birimo African Entertainment Awards USA AEAUSA nk’umuhanzi mwiza muri Afurika mu muziki Gospel, n’ibindi byinshi. Ni umuyobozi mukuru w’icyerekezo gikomeye n’umuziki n’amashuri nka Gospel Register na Rhema Music School.
3. Mercy Chinwo (Nigeria)
Mercy Chinwo ni umuririmbyi wa gospel wo muri Nigeriya, umwanditsi w’indirimbo, n’umukinnyi wa filime. Yamenyekanye cyane nyuma yo gutsinda amarushanwa Nigeria Idol Season 2 mu mwaka wa 2012. Album ye ya mbere yise “ The Cross My Gaze,” yasohotse mu 2018, igaragaramo indirimbo zamamaye cyane nka "Excess Love” na “On A Regular.”
4. Benjamin Dube (Afurika y’Epfo)
Benjamin Dube wavukiye i Johannesburg, muri Afurika y’Epfo, ari mu baririmbyi b’Abakristu bakunzwe cyane muri Afurika y’Epfo. Ari mu bahanzi bazwi cyane muri Afurika y’Epfo ndetse no ku isi yose. Umurimo we binyuze mu muziki wateye imbere byihuse mu gihugu ndetse no mu mahanga.
Benjamin Dube ni umuhanzi w’icyamamare wegukanye ibihembo byinshi, umuhanzi w’indirimbo, producer, umuramyi akaba n’umucuranzi. Zimwe mu ndirimbo ze zamamaye harimo: Bow Down And Worship, Ngangingazi, He Keeps on Doing, Mananjalo, Yebo Linamandla, Elshadai medley, na Ngiyakuthanda.
5. Joe Mettle (Ghana)
Joe Mettle ni umuririmbyi wa Gospel watsindiye ibihembo, umwanditsi w’indirimbo, n’umuyobozi wo kuramya. Niwe mucuranzi wa mbere wa gospel muri Ghana wegukanye igihembo cy’umuhanzi w’umwaka muri Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. Mu ndirimbo zakunzwe cyane harimo "Spirit Move” and “My Everything.”
6. Sonnie Badu (Ghana)
Sonnie Badu ni umuririmbyi wa gospel wo muri Ghana, umwanditsi w’indirimbo, umuyobozi wo kuramya, na pasiteri. Niwe washinze Itorero rya Rockhill i Atlanta, Jeworujiya, kandi yatsindiye ibihembo byinshi birimo Gospel Music Awards yo mu Bwongereza, Afurika Gospel Music Awards, ndetse na Ghana Music Awards.
7. Tim Godfrey (Nigeria)
Tim Godfrey ni umuririmbyi wa gospel wo muri Nigeriya, umwanditsi w’indirimbo, umuyobozi w’umuziki, n’umutoza w’amajwi. Ni umuyobozi mukuru wa Rox Nation, isosiyete ikora umuziki, kandi yatsindiye ibihembo byinshi birimo The Africa Gospel Awards na Crystal Awards. Indirimbo ye yise “Nara” yakoranye na Travis Greene imaze kubona miliyoni zirenga 96 kuri YouTube.
8. Nathaniel Bassey (Nigeria)
Nathaniel Bassey ni umuririmbyi wa gospel wo muri Nigeria, ’trumpeter’, umwanditsi w’indirimbo, utunganya umuziki, n’umuyobozi wo kuramya. Azwi cyane mu ndirimbo zakunzwe cyane “Imela,” “Onise Iyanu,” na “Olowogbogboro.” Bassey yatsindiye ibihembo byinshi birimo ibihembo bya African Gospel Music Awards na African Muzik Magazine Award nka ’Best Gospel Act’.
9. Kambua (Kenya)
Kambua ni umuririmbyi wa gospel wo muri Kenya, umwanditsi w’indirimbo, na TV Host. Yamenyekanye cyane nyuma yo kumurika alubumu ye ya mbere “Nishikilie” mu 2012. Yatsindiye ibihembo byinshi birimo Groove Awards na Kisima Awards.
10. Ntokozo Mbambo (Afurika y’Epfo)
Ntokozo Mbambo ni umuririmbyi wa gospel wo muri Afrika y’Epfo, umwanditsi w’indirimbo, n’umuyobozi wo kuramya. Yamenyekanye cyane nyuma y’uko alubumu ye ya mbere “Bambelela” yamamaye cyane ndetse n’ibihembo byinshi birimo igihembo cy’umuziki wo muri Afurika y’Epfo ku muhanzi mwiza w’umugore. Mu ndirimbo yakunzwe cyane harimo "In the Shadow,” “Jehovah Is Your Name,” na “Medley: Overture/We Worship You.”
RYOHERWA N’INDIRIMBO YA SINACH URI KU MWANYA WA MBERE MU BAHANZI BAKOMEYE MURI AFRIKA
