What we really want to know is if the love and teamwork shared among diaspora African gospel artists influence positive energy among home-based artists.
One of the fastest ways that the gospel has been preached and its message passed along to the masses have been through music. It is imperial to commend the diaspora Africans who have in one way or the other supported home industries.
To be specific, there seems to be positive energy existing among diaspora gospel singers. Many of them have found their voices and are using it to not only sings songs of praise, but to preach good tidings and boost their community and each other. They support each other and interact faultlessly both on and off social media and you might want to conclude that this is why they are ahead of their home-based gospel artists.
There is a common assumption that gospel artists in the diaspora have the funds to spearhead their careers, though not far from the truth, the main thing remains, that positive energy exists between them. Unlike among home-based artists who still have a lot to learn about unity and the “body of Christ”. The Bible has always made it clear that the battle is not against one another but against principalities. One can say that home-based artists are the reason why they are lagging behind in their gospel music careers. With little resources available to fuel their careers, you would expect them to be more supportive of one another, given that they are all in the “struggle” together, and with maximum talent flooding the gospel music space, they appear underrated. It is important to encourage the right energy and to encourage collaborative and supportive efforts by closing the gap between the Diaspora and home-based artists, without which the mountain will always be very tedious to climb.
Artists in the diaspora have understood the concept of supporting each other, sharing and encouraging each other’s work. This act of supporting each other is very rare among home-based artists who constantly seem to be in competition among themselves, even with the limited financial resources available to advance their career. Although a few home-based artists are picking up how artist in the diaspora work together, the bitter competition we see in other industries seems eminent in the gospel sector as well.
