Ghanaian singer Sista Afia feels she might have reached even greater heights if she had pursued gospel music.
In a recent interview with Top FM, she admitted that a career in gospel could have brought her more success, but she remains fulfilled in her current path, trusting that God has placed her exactly where she belongs.
Sista Afia’s love for music began in the church. As a child, she performed gospel songs and recorded a full gospel album at just ten years old. The ‘Weather’ credited Pastor Papa Sly of Kingdom Light Ministry in Kumasi for recognizing and nurturing her early talent.
“Papa Sly saw potential in me when I sang in his church. He decided to take me to a recording studio, and together we worked on a seven-track gospel album titled Jesus Christ,” she said.
Although the album was never officially released, Sista Afia confirmed that copies still exist in her mother’s house.
“If I was doing gospel, I would have been more successful by now. But I feel like with what I’m doing now, I’m still everywhere. It’s God who has placed us where we are. I was a gospel musician way back when I was a kid. I had a gospel album at the age of ten years. The album is in my mother’s house and the title is Jesus Christ,” Sista Afia stated.
Watch her remarks below.
@topradio103.1fmofficial 'I would have been more successful by now if i was doing music as a gospel artiste; I recorded 7 songs gospel album at the age of 10 but kept it with my mother without release' – Sista Afia talks about switching genres while growing up. #topradio
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