Ghanaian musician and songwriter Akwaboah Jnr has voiced concerns over perceived biases within the country's gospel music community, particularly regarding collaborations between secular and gospel artists. In a video posted on his social media pages, the multiple award-winning artist recounted an experience with the group TY Crew. He explained that despite writing and being featured on one of their songs, the gospel community was reluctant to embrace it solely because of his association with secular music. He questioned why certain gospel artists and churches dismiss songs based on the artist's secular background rather than evaluating the content of the music itself.
He lamented, "Three days ago, I recalled that I did a song with TY Crew; I wrote it, but they featured me.
When the song was released, the gospel fraternity didn't want to play it just because I was part of it."Highlighting what he sees as a double standard, the 'I do Love You' hitmaker pointed to instances where secular artists have written hit gospel songs that were accepted when performed by recognized gospel musicians. He cited his own work, noting, "In 2014, I wrote 'Meto Ndwom' for Kofi Sarpong, and it became a big hit.
But if Kwami Eugene had been featured on that same song, would it have been played in churches?" Read Also: Akwaboah Drops Stunning New Music Video for “Never,” highlighting importance of investing in music video production He also mentioned similar situations involving other artists, such as Kwabena Kwabena, who wrote songs for Ohemaa Mercy that were played in churches, while his own gospel-inspired tracks were overlooked. He further questioned the selective acceptance of music in religious and social settings, asking, "Since when did this become an issue?
