King Paluta Reacts To Video Of Church Members Enjoying His Song In Church: "This Is Impact"
- A set of Ghanaian church members were delighted to jam to sing King Paluta's Makoma during their service
- The video comes after a catholic priest landed in trouble for referencing the song's lyrics while officiating a wedding mass
- King Paluta shared a hilarious take on the trend of Ghanaians singing his infectious hit songs in church
- YEN.com.gh spoke to entertainment analyst Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh about the trend of churches performing King Paluta's songs
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Ghanaian hiplife artiste King Paluta is riding one of the biggest waves of his music career after winning the 2024 TGMA Best New Artiste of the Year.
His latest single, Makoma, which was adjudged the most streamed song in Africa shortly after its release, has become a fan favourite.
A new video of Ghanaians singing King Paluta's Makoma during a church service has refueled the conversation about the song's impact.
King Paluta shares his reaction
The video of Ghanaians heartily singing King Paluta's song at church has gained significant traction on social media. King Paluta reacted to the video by saying,
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"Make nobody write apology letter come again o."
His remarks were in reference to a catholic priest who was moved to sing the second verse of his song Aseda while preaching forgiveness to a new couple.
Speaking to to YEN.com.gh, entertainment analyst Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh said,
"King Paluta is having for himself a great year. And we can see that in how and where his songs are being played. Music is artistic expression. In some cases, It helps us better understand the world we live in as human. For an artiste, such acts helps his traction. For the society in general, that's a stretch."
Ghanaians speak on King Paluta's church fans
YEN.com.gh gathered a few comments from fans in reaction to the video of King Paluta's church fans jamming to Makoma.
bigmarriott said:
"Chale chale let’s respect the holy sanctuary of God… this is not right.. church is for holy sanctimony not entertainment. If you want to have fun, go to the club!!!"
godwin_brown00 wrote:
"You’re singing this song in the church and you are happy 😢😢"
gentil_george_official remarked:
"The instrumentalists too dey play the thing well ohhh😂😂😂😂😂"
huncho4r added:
"I don't even know what to say 🥲, maybe our gospel musicians are not relevant and releasing these days and they got no option too, you can't blame them bro 😭😭😭😂😂😂"
Priest who sang King Paluta's song apologises
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a letter signed by Reverend Father Peter Twumasi, the Catholic priest who sang King Paluta's song during mass, had appeared online.
In the letter addressed to the National Liturgical Commission, the priest apologised, saying he let his guard down.
Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh
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Peter Ansah (Entertainment Editor) Ansah Peter is an entertainment editor who joined YEN.com.gh in September 2023. He studied Development Planning at KNUST, graduating in 2018. His professional career in entertainment journalism dates eight years back as a showbiz and arts blogger for the now-defunct motionhypegh.net, continuing to Muse Media Networks, acting as the editorial manager for the network's flagship multimedia platforms. He has also managed several PR roles with top clients, including Morgan Heritage. In 2024, Peter completed Google News Initiative courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation
Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh (Music Executive) Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh is an experienced Music Executive with over a decade of experience in the Music Industry. He is also a media personality with production and on-air experience on Television and Radio. He has worked with 3x Grammy-winning Reggae group Morgan Heritage, Mr Drew, King Paluta, Renner, Kwesi Valley, Ugandan star Azawi, and many others. NYB, as he is referred to in some quarters, is also an event producer and talent manager associated with events such as AfroNation Ghana and Guinness Accravaganza.