Stella Aba Seal

Stella Aba Seal is a Ghanaian female gospel musician. Quotes Peppers, soup, stew, garden egg… I mean, gari is my go-to fast food. Because it’s natural, derived from the earth. Yes, it’s good for the gut because it’s fermented. It’s better than rice. Stella Aba Seal chooses gari as her go-to fast food and here’s why, January 22 2026 Gospel music is not competition. It is not about who the best is and who has the most hits. It is about sacrifice and committing yourself to the work of God. In the 1980’s when gospel music in Ghana really took off, it wasn’t about money or fame but was about how to bring revival to the country. It was the time that charismatic churches were beginning to develop and so we didn’t have the luxury of the big buildings and sophisticated instruments that are abundant today. Then, gospel artistes performed to church members who usually fellowshipped in classrooms, under big trees and and under makeshift tents. Such were the places that we visited irrespective of the star status or name and we worked hard to lay a foundation but today, the foundation is crumbling. This is not to say that my people are not doing well now, that is far from it because there are some who are really doing well. However, for some others, their contributions are nothing to write home about and probably, that could be because such people are not Christians. What is gospel music? Is it not preaching the good news? Can’t anyone pick a quotation or story from the Bible to compose a song? Gospel artistes need to move away from doing gospel music and concentrate more on Christian songs. This is because with the latter, you just don’t preach the good news but you uphold the principles and virtues of the Christian doctrine as you compose songs to accomplish the purpose of saving many from the claws of the devil.  That should be the task of anyone who calls him or herself a gospel artiste. Enough of the declarative kind of gospel music. I loved to sing very much even as a kid but had no idea I’ll end up in the music industry. My dream was always to become a nurse even though I was scared of blood. I guess it was God’s plan for me to become a musician because the Bible says that ‘even when we were still in the womb, God already, knew what He was going to do with us so I thank him for His direction. I am also a victim but it is not only gospel artistes whose marriages have crashed. There are women from diverse backgrounds who have also divorced but because the gospel artistes are in the limelight, their issues are overblown in the media. Besides, I can count the number of gospel artistes who got divorced and even in such cases, they remarried. Just one or two cases cannot be generalised. I want the younger generation to seek first the Kingdom of God so that He can bless them with other material things. For the gospel artistes, their aim should be to win souls for Christ because the vineyard of God is not limited to Ghana. You can work hard here and get rewarded in China. Stella Aba Seal — New direction in gospel music, April 2014 External links Category:Singer-songwriters from Ghana Category:Gospel singers Category:Women singers from Ghana Category:Living people