Music of Wednesday, 26 May 2004

Source: ghanamusic.com

Advent Heroes To Rule Music Chart With ?Hyeden?

Without doubt, gospel music in Ghana is moving away from the coventionalised presentation which has become monotonous music lovers.

One of the gospel group which has broken the stereotype gospel music trend is ?Advent Heroes?, whose latest album, ?Hyeden?, was released a few weeks ago, has touched the hearts of millions of music lovers.

Advent Heroes, a gospel musical group based in Pankrono, Kumasi, will soon become a force to reckon with, when it comes to good gospel music with, traditional touch.

The songs on ?Hyeden? album can easily draw listeners to the dance lessons, which emerged at the time the songs were being composed.

The group brings a new lease of life to Ghanaian gospel music, not only through rich golden voices of the members, but also through the very good texture of the music itself.

By far, the group?s best asset is its voice, which is likely to sweep listeners off their feet by its sheer appeal, further enhanced by the technical output credited to John Agbenu, who assisted in the production.

The gospel production touches the heart, courtesy of excellence, coupled with a golden voice that rings and echoes far.

Instrumental, programming and general music flow is good, but even before one begins to get fully soaked in this eight-track album, one comes to sea with an in-lay that is neatly designed.

All the songs on ?Hyeden? album invoke the Christian?s sentiments, and listeners soon step in line with the danceable tune to do a jig, while praising the Lord, in superlative terms.

It is interesting the way Advent Heroes has arranged its work; it has all the qualities to meet international standards, and one striking feature of the album is the near-perfect sound quality, and the moving instrumentation, programmed to meet the demands of music lovers.

?Hyeden?, is a well-developed instrumental piece. Midway into the song, a dominance of sounds from the trombone takes over and pushes the song to a completely new level.

?Hyenhyen? itself is high-tempo praises-song, coming in a danceable raga rhythm, and fused with free-style gospel lyric, to match the dance.

?Yehia Yesu?, despite its appeal in terms of lyric, has good tempo beats designed to drag listeners to the dance floor.

All the tracks on the album have very good instrumentation, with good drum-beats and lyrics.

Other bouncing and educative tracks on the album including ?Michael Se Hyeden?, ?Yehowa Ka Yen Ho?, ?Sunkwa?, ?Daakyi Bi?, and Meto Dwom Daa.

On the whole, the album looks pretty well on the music market, and one can hazard a guess that by the time the song does its rounds to the international music market, music lovers will appreciate the songs on the album as truly an African gospel music.

For more concerning the album, just grab a copy, and I declare you would not regret having spent your money in that wise.