Known for his unique country-music-like style of gospel music and interesting themes, Anim Yirenkyi for the past 26 years has won the hearts of music lovers across religions and ages in Ghana.
In his recent interview with Giovanni Caleb on the 3FM Drive on Wednesday 30th October, 2024, the renowned gospel artiste, Mark Anim-Yirenkyi disclosed that he no longer believes in religious music, but believes there is good and bad music.
“The message of a music is something that must serve generations, so I believe in good music and bad music. I don’t believe in religious music again” he stated.
While emphasizing the essence of music, Anim-Yirenkyi admonished “Governments have to motivate people to make music that actually reminds the people of their role in nation building”.
He pointed out that Africa is not able to do what needs to be done with the things it is endowed because of mislearning.
“I believe in ‘nation-making’ music. The governments have to motivate people to make music that actually reminds people of their role to play in nation building because nobody is coming to do it for us. We are born into a world that has everything; all we need is to know but if your teacher is the one you are learning from to come and conquer then the classroom should be your battlefield.”
“What Africans need now is a God that will open our eyes and tell us what to do with what we already have in order to get liberation. If you don’t know what you have, you will leave billions to beg for thousands because you don’t know what you have,” he stated.
Anim Yirenkyi asked, “if it is called racism when a black person is despised or discriminated against by a white man, what is it called when a black person despises himself or herself? When you dream, you should dream about what you can do to liberate yourself and liberate others.”
According to him, music is spiritual but some people have deceitfully placed it under entertainment, but music is to remind you of who you are, where you are coming from and where you are going.
His song titled ‘Bibini’ from his latest album ‘Back to Yah’ which translates as ‘the African’ talks about the originality and supremacy of the black race and empowers the African to appreciate his or her nature.
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By Samuel Afriyie Owusu
