Francis Amo has explained the reason he is open to interacting with secular musicians and speaking and dressing in unconventional ways as a Gospel singer.
He noted how crucial humility was and how dangerous self-righteousness was, too.
“The Bible says there’s time for everything, including unique times for laughter, crying, and grieving. So when it is befitting for you to laugh with people, you must do just that.”
Francis Amo
Francis Amo shared his conviction “No one is a star except Jesus Christ in whom we believe.”
“We read in scripture that he had a star which led people to his home. Meanwhile, you and I were born where it is mostly starless.”
Francis Amo
Amo cautioned creatives, especially in Gospel, to “be careful” with the hubris that comes with considering themselves stars. This could lead them to belittle others while overestimating their own importance.
“If you want to be powerful, and attract all kinds of people, making them feel at home and respected, around you, you need to relax and come down. Remember your humble beginnings.”
Francis Amo
He admonished and highlighted that consumers of art were invaluable kingmakers, who had to be respected.
The praise leader, famous for his energetic dancing and comic personality underlined stardom needed a huge amount of “caution,” without which “a lot of so-called stars have fallen off, some are suffering in isolation.”
“But God, by his grace, has also opened this page for some of us and we must learn from the predecessors, noting that when you talk and interact with people, you must mind your language and attitude.”
Francis Amo
In Christian belief, Lucifer, once a beautiful morning star, was cast down into darkness once he entertained an ambition to rival and supplant God.
Francis Amo’s latest project, Ahummoboro (Mercy), celebrates Gospel and Highlife music. Spanning an hour, the tape packs seven songs, with Peter King being the sole collaborator.
Francis Amo on Gospel, Secular Musicians Collaboration
Francis Amo noted that he “personally does not condemn” Gospel and secular musicians collaborating on a song.
“If a secular artiste asks me to do a song with them, I’ll do it,” he stressed.
He addressed the popular saying, “Darkness and light have no communion,” offering a thought-provoking perspective on it.
“The darkness we speak about – the Bible says the darkness was there and God called out the light from it, and the light came forth. He continued his creation till he crafted the humans, and gave them authority over the creation, but still, the darkness was there.
“If you are light, someway, somehow, you need to bring someone in darkness into your light. There are so many ways to do it – relationships. That’s why we go out to do evangelism. You don’t force people and threaten them with violence, and beating. We use cunning, consolation, savory speech.”
Francis Amo
He brought up controversial Reggae/Dancehall/Afrobeats star Shatta Wale, indicating he was willing to work with him on a song.
According to Francis Amo, what mattered the most was the message of the song and the language employed.
He recognized, too, that the God of the church was more interested in an individual’s private life than their public life.
“If I want Shatta to follow me to church – Shatta Wale is not the devil for the songs he sings. What he does is his divine work. It is the gift in him working. Unless you stab or poison him to death but even if you succeeded, his children will inherit the gift and continue from where he left off.
“I don’t understand why some people tag secular musicians are devils. Yes, the devil is real. But the person you call and condemn as a devil may be better than you who claims to be a vessel of the Holy Spirit. The things you do in darkness may be much more concern than what the secular musician does in their private life.”
Francis Amo
The Gospel star admonished members of the public, especially those in the Christian community, to be slow to write people off as irredeemable devils. “I’d appeal if a secular musician comes to you, be kind in your speech, appeal to them, and direct them to use appropriate language for the song you want to collaborate on,” he urged, emphasizing, “It is the language or message in a song that shows if it’s off the light or darkness.”
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