Kirk Franklin And Maverick City Music To Storm Ghana With Their Kingdom World Tour

Kirk Franklin And Maverick City Music To Storm Ghana With Their Kingdom World Tour

  • Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music have announced Ghana as part of their upcoming World Tour
  • This will be the second time Kirk Franklin is performing in Ghana and the first for Maverick City Music
  • The announcement has thrown Ghanaian gospel music lovers into a state of excitement

Renowned American gospel singer Kirk Franklin is set to perform in Ghana this August.

Reports indicate that the 19-time Grammy-winning urban gospel singer has added Ghana to his Africa-bound Kingdom world tour.

Fans have already thronged social media expressing their excitment as tickets for the concert are yet to go on sale.

Kirk Franklin in Ghana
Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music Photo source: X/KirkFranklin, X/MaverickCityMusic
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Maverick City Music to perform in Ghana

In 2013, Kirk Franklin performed in Ghana for the first time at Perez Dome for that year's edition of Adom Praiz.

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In August, the Grammy winner will bring along with him urban gospel ensemble Maverick City Music to Ghana who will be performing in the country for the 1st time.

The five-time Grammy winning gospel music collective was founded by Jonathan Jay and US-based Ghanaian Norman Gyamfi. The collective is behind numeorus viral urban gospel hits including Jireh and Promises.

Kirk Franklin and the Maverick City Music are yet to announce the venue for their concert in Ghana this August.

Some fans are hopeful that Ghanaian urban gospel singers including Joe Mettle will join the lineup.

Fans react to Kingdom World Tour stop in Ghana

YEN.com.gh gathered a few comments from fans in reaction to Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music's upcoming concert in Ghana.

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@sammyisagenius said:

Herh!! August we go feast

@ben_jiiee wrote:

My first gospel concert was Kirk Franklin in Ghana in 2013. I’ll be there again !

@JeSuisDAMN remarked:

UGHHH YESSS AND YESSSSSS! It’s about timeeeeeeee

@wavez_off added:

Make them do for independence square or sumn cos no auditorium fit contain we

Ghanaian gospel singers show up for Sonnie Badu

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Sonnie Badu had held his annual music experience Rhythms of Africa concert in Accra last year.

Multiple award-winning gospel stars Joe Mettle, Nacee, MOG Music, Perez Musik, and other A-list singers delivered spirited performances at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC).

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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