Someone said, ‘Gospel Music is not a genre but a message’, because within gospel music itself are many genres i.e spiritual, inspirational, choral, hymnal, hiphop, rock, afrobeat etc. How practitioners [often referred to as gospel artistes] interpret their message on a particular beat or sound is what differentiates them.
The emergence of TOSIN KOYI on the gospel music scene is indeed a breath of fresh air. His upbringing in a musically inclined family shows in his ability to fuse lyrics together in a technically astounding format, either to a vibrant Rock infused sound as in his first major single, EVERLASTING ARMS released online on major platforms a few months back [do check it out, you will like it] or to Afrobeat as shown in his latest effort , JESU OBA [King Jesus].
Jésù Ọba (King Jesus)
Tosin Koyi
() Response
. [] Translation
Ará ẹ wá gbọ́ . [Everyone, listen up]
Ìròyìn rere l’múwá . [We bring glad tidings]
Pre Chorus:
Ẹni tí a’ reti ti dé . [The expected One has arrived]
(Ọ dé, o dé) . [He is here, He is here]
Olùgbàlà aráyé . [The Saviour of the world has come]
(Ọ dé, o dé) . [He is here, He is here]
Chorus:
Jésù Ọba! . [King Jesus]
(Ọba, Ọba awọn ọba) . [The King, King of all kings]
Verse:
Imagine a virgin giving birth to a child
Imagine the Son of God here on Earth
For Bethlehem
Mary born pickin o
Three wise men dem
Dem dey find the King o
Pre Chorus:
Ẹni tí a’ reti ti dé . [The expected One has arrived]
(Ọ dé, o dé) . [He is here, He is here]
Olùgbàlà aráyé . [The Saviour of the world has come]
(Ọ dé, o dé) . [He is here, He is here]
Chorus:
Jésù Ọba! . [King Jesus]
(Ọba, Ọba awọn ọba) . [The King, King of all kings]
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