Veteran Ghanaian gospel musician, Hannah Marfo, has admonished the musical art fraternity to desist from seeking mediums for powers, popularly called ‘juju’, to sell their music to the world.
Her advise came on the back of a question she was asked in an interview, whether as a musician she has ever consulted any such mediums to elevate her career, to which she responded negatively.
According to Mrs. Marfo, resorting to the use of ‘juju’ is a dangerous venture that comes with agonies. “There is no comfort in there; you are instructed not to bath and there is always a snake or something in your home. And if you want to use human sacrifice as means to make it in life, you will end up causing your own imprisonment, as some have ended up doing,” she said.
Having been through some challenging phases of life, the “Gye Me Gye Me” album artist testified in the interview with YouTube-based channel, KNM TTV, that “It is the Lord’s blessing that makes one victorious” and stressed that there is no power great enough to override God’s power to bless, for which reason musicians should patiently wait on the Lord.
She added: “What matters is to live a holy and a righteous life, obeying God’s word and living in harmony with people. The bible says ‘until now, you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full’ (John 16:24)’ so whatever you want, be it marriage, job, ministering, ask God and He will do it for you.
Beyond the use of juju, the vocalist noted that there are those who, for fame, choose to produce contents that promote sex as means to get them to the pedestal. She described the practice as one that is morally reprehensible.
“You don’t have to use that means to become popularly. When you compose a song, even if it is not emotionally evoking, God is able to make that song sell for you. No matter how long it will take for your song to go viral, continue to dwell in the presence of the Lord and wait upon Him till He makes you popular,” she said.
That said, the artist though a gospel musician, has some views about secular music. From her stance, it is the message that the song seeks to communicate that determines whether it is a good or bad song.
“If you are listening to a secular music, maybe it is a sin to you. I may not see it as a sin. When you are going to poison yourself to death and you hear the song “dabi dabi ebe ye yie” [a highlife song] and it dawns on you that it can be well with you and you hold back from the suicide action, it has helped you. So if the song you sing influences you to engage in sexual sin, that is where the problem is,” she expressed.
