Norman Gyamfi Wants to Save Gospel Music — at the Cost of Losing Its Soul

Norman Gyamfi wants to save gospel music — at the cost of losing its soul

(RNS) — Bragging about gutting gospel music of its soulful urgency and political relevance to increase profits isn’t the flex Gyamfi thinks it is.

Why I’m refusing to take sides in the ‘Gospel vs CCM’ debate

When Maverick City’s Norman Gyamfi appeared to criticise Gospel music in a recent podcast interview, there were strong reactions from across the Christian musical spectrum. But when we start arguing about whether one musical style or another is better, we risk losing the heart of worship altogether, says Samuel Nwachukwu Over the past few weeks, a lot has been said about the direction of Christian music - particularly the divide between traditi…

Marvin Sapp Responds To Maverick City Co-Founder's Gospel Music Critiques

The co-founder of Maverick City Music, Norman Gyamfi’s, recent comments have shaken up the Gospel and Christian Contemporary Music (CCM) communities. Marvin Sapp is one of several critics who has come out to defend gospel music. On a visit to “The Isaac Carree Show,” Gyamfi, dismissed traditional gospel music, suggesting that the genre needs to evolve to connect with today’s generation of Christian youth. Highlighting Maverick City’s five Grammy…

'Y'all Oversing': Norman Gyamfi's Gospel Music Diss, Explained

On July 25, Norman Gyamfi, co-founder of Maverick City Music, a Christian worship music collective, appeared on gospel singer Isaac Carree’s podcast. The episode was titled, “The Truth about the Gospel Industry That They Don’t Want to Hear.”  When the mics came on, Gyamfi — a driving force behind Grammy award-winning music that blends Black Gospel music with white Christian contemporary music — took the title to heart. Asked when he knew gospel …