It's Pure Wickedness for Churches not to Pay Singers - Celestine Donkor

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By Eugene Brown

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Celebrated Ghanaian gospel singer, Celestine Donkor, has said it is pure wickedness for churches to invite gospel musicians for programs withoutgiving them any monetary compensation.

The musician added that the fact that gospel musicians may not be able to charge for church events, does not mean the churches should take advantage of them.

Appearing on the mid-morning show on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, Celestine Donkor noted that performing at these events comes with a cost.

She explained when coming, the backing vocalists, bandsmen, and other supporting teams would have to be paid hence it would be pure wickedness for the churches not to pay gospel musicians for their services.

Celestine Donkor said the musician would have to ensure that her team dress well or look good and all these costs would have to come from the musician.

“It is pure wickedness not to bless a gospel singer after he or she performs at an event. It is against the will of God not to bless musicians who perform in churches. Even when we rehearse, we pay for the venue. We pay not less than GHc60 per hour for the venue." she said.

She also mentioned other extra expenditure that musicians had to incur as a result of the kind of performances they plan to have.

"The team supporting me should also look good. And when you don’t recognize their efforts, they will not even pick your calls when you need them again. And so, when you don’t bless gospel singers, it is pure wickedness,” she added.