Live capture of a gospel medley filmed at the “Rhythms of Africa” event and released in 2024 on the official channel of Sonnie Badu, a Ghanaian gospel singer based in Atlanta. Stringing together several songs of praise and worship — the “OKOKROKO MEDLEY” — featuring Kofi Owusu Peprah, the artist unfolds a powerful African gospel blending communal singing, spiritual fervour and rhythms of the continent. A major figure of African Christian music, Sonnie Badu is known for intense live performances in which the lead voice converses with the audience and the choir in a call-and-response dynamic inherited from worship music traditions. This capture documents the vitality of a booming Afro-diasporic gospel scene, at the crossroads of American gospel and West African music. A filmed live concert ideal for fans of gospel, worship music and inhabited voices, illustrating the collective and celebratory dimension of contemporary sacred repertoire and the growing reach of African praise music across the diaspora.
Personnel & credits
- Sonnie Badu — chant
- Kofi Owusu Peprah — chant invité
