Division In The Gospel Industry In Ghana Stalls Growth – Dorcas Appiah

Ghanaian gospel singer songwriter and backing vocalist, Dorcas Appiah has disclosed that the apparent factions in the gospel industry is creating poor unity among the artistes.

In an interview, Dorcas Appiah explained that her position was not mere speculation and neither was she on a mission to court unnecessary attention to herself, but believes the growing trend shouldn’t be encouraged.

“From where I sit, I can confidently say that secular artistes show more love to each other and there is unity among them than our gospel artistes. There are some supposed gatekeepers promoting some artistes in the name of being managers and it appears when you are not part of their team, it is difficult pushing your works.

“Some gospel artistes have been boldly talking about these gatekeepers and factions but no one is paying attention to their concerns.

“I don’t live here but I have experienced it and that is why I’m bringing the industry’s attention to it. It will only breed disunity and slow the industry’s progress,” he stated.

Dorcas Appiah, however, believes that the problem goes beyond blaming few people in the industry but rather there is the need for a collective approach.

“This shouldn’t be a blame game at all but a time for reflection. We can learn something from our secular artistes and how they even collaborate among themselves. Do we have such high collaborations among gospel musicians? Let’s ask ourselves.” she queried.

Dorcas Appiah is one of the popular female backing vocalist who has worked with many award-winning gospel musicians in Ghana.