Ghanaian gospel artiste Nana Osei, better known by his stage name Nacee, has said that several churches and pastors disapproved of his work since he had previously produced songs for political parties and secular musicians.
On Wednesday’s episode of Joy Prime’s morning broadcast, the musician said that he had been labelled an unbeliever by several pastors. The musician, however, claims that he recorded these tracks with the goal of motivating and uplifting today’s youth.
“You do a song for a political party, and other people say they don’t want to work with me anymore because they feel I belong to that political party, and so they don’t want to have any business with me. But it’s me getting inspiration to do a song and encourage the youth out there, and some radio presenters sit on the radio and push the agenda that Nacee has fallen with the defence that I now sing secular music because of the ‘Boys Boys’ song.”
“It became an agenda, and some pastors said that it’s not good to call me to perform in their church; he’s an unbeliever,” he said
He stated that this nearly destroyed him because he was using a talent given to him by God, and he began to hold God responsible for his misfortune. He went on to say that some of the musicians he helped set up their studios then sold him out to people who wanted to do business with him.
But after much reflection and prayer, he wrote “Aseda” “Thanksgiving” to give thanks to God for allowing him to succeed despite the many obstacles he’s overcome in his musical career.
However, the minister claims that ‘Aseda’ was really recorded in 2015, a full year after the backlash and insults began, but was held back from release due to financial challenges.
Two months after its release in April, ‘Aseda’ is presently the most popular song in Africa, with three million, four million, and two million views on Boomplay, Audiomack, and YouTube. Besides religious music, Nacee has also participated in political and secular tracks, including “Boys Boys” with Guru, “Baby You’re Fine” with Obour, and “Onaapo.”
When asked if he had any regrets about releasing such secular songs, he stated, “Years ago, if you asked me this question, I would say I’d regretted it, but today, not all.”
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