Accra, Aug 20, GNA - Hundreds of gospel music lovers were thrilled with wonderful performances at the maiden edition of "Praise360" at the the St Kizito Catholic Church in Nima, over the eekend.
The event, which would be an annual concert for Christians to celebrate God, was put together by Fastline Concept, a budding multimedia company.
Almost everyone in the audience could not to sit to great performances from both the renowned and the upcoming gospel musicians.
The maiden edition of Praise360 saw wonderful performances from Opiesie Esther, Diana Hopson, Hannah Marfo, Deacon Sammy Baah, as well as underground acts such Matilda Teng, Priscilla Kumah, Church Boy, Nana Asiamah and Matilda Agyemang.
According to the orgainsers, the brain behind the program was to nurture and help put underground gospel artistes into the limelight.
Mr. Livingston Ocloo, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Fastline Concept said that, as part of the company's vision to promote underground artistes, they needed to give such artistes the opportunity to share the sane platform with the big artistes to bring them into the limelight.
"Gospel music travels far and it is through the gospel music that the souls out there who doesnt know Christ can get to know him and be saved. We have a vision to promote the underground gospel musicians and this forms part of what want to achieve it.
"We want the underground artistes to experience the same stage with the top notch artistes so that they get the confidence that they can also make it," he said.
Veteran musician, Diana Hopson commended the organisers for "bridging the gap" between the the experience and inexperience musicians by putting them on the same stage.
She added that, it was important for Christians to praise their maker and admonished that more of such programs was needed.
She said, underground gospel musicians should feel free in getting closer to some of them for mentorship.
Matilda Agyemang, one of the underground artistes who performed at the event said it was a privilege for her to perform on the same stage with some of the musicians she admired when growing up.
She appealed for more of such events and support of any kind to the underground artist to help them realise their full potentials.
GNA
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