DSP Kofi Sarpong, the police officer turned award-winning gospel musician, has finalized his second album and this time it has traditional ‘borborbor’ rhythms from the Volta Region.
The album title, ‘Agyenkwa’, is an Akan word which means ‘Saviour’ and will be officially launched at a grand event this month. Spyghana.com caught up with superintendent Kofi Sarpong somewhere in the capital
Explaining to www.www.spyghana.com kofi sarpong said ‘Agyenkwa’ is a compilation of soul-touching melody and a couple of danceable tunes.
I have finished with a national tour with the album before setting off to Europe with it. He has explained that the album, produced by Ernest Keri Rennin of Media Excel Production, is a true reflection of his worshipping heart and desire for godliness.
The talented gospel singer burst into the music industry in late 2009 and in 2010, he grabbed the Gospel Song of the Year at the Ghana Music Awards. He was also nominated for the categories of Gospel Artiste of the Year and Discovery of the Year.
Presently, the inspirational singer’s CDs have hit the streets and are selling like hot cake in Accra and other regional capitals. He was born into a family of Presbyterians and joined the Police Service 13 years ago. He is married to Mrs. Salomey Sarpong and they have two lovely kids.
In another development the award winning gospel singer office has been turned into a charity organization which is gradually eating up the lean salary that is suppose to cater for his nuclear and extended families respectively.
The new superintendent of the Ghana police service who doubles as a gospel musician in Ghana said it is normal for his fans to see him if they have a problem but the manner and rate at which they visits him with some serious demands is at a higher rate and he pleads with them to hold on a bit for him.
Source: Gogo Gorden Amoah
