By Foday Moriba Conteh
One of Sierra Leone’s finest traditional artists, Praise Minister Sahr Samuel Issah popularly known as the Praise Messiah is poised to stage the country’s first ever traditional praise and cultural festival Vol.1: “Praising God in Our Local Languages” which will be followed with the release of his hit songs.
The first ever traditional praise and cultural festival Vol.1 is nothing but a real traditional praise moment which will include praising God in all local languages in the country which many have said will surely promote the country’s traditional heritage and give it a new uplift.
Praise Minister Sahr Samuel Issah who is a gospel musician that believes in live band ministrations started his music career since childhood and because of his perseverance in the music industry, he released his first album in 2013 titled: “Wan Tem Wol” followed by “Africa Must Praise God” in 2017. Those albums were great successes for him as they served as breakthroughs for him in the music industry.
After he released these albums, which also paved the way for him as it was loved by many Sierra Leoneans in and out of the country he has been working tirelessly towards building his music career. The songs went viral and up till now his song are still been played by different Radio and TV stations across the country and beyond.
He has been working tremendously to promote the talents of young Sierra Leonean Artists and has contributed towards the growth of the music industry in the country.
Praise Minister Sahr Samuel Issah disclosed to this medium that this event is going to be the country’s best traditional praise and cultural festival and that his team is currently going through intensive training to ensure that they give the very best to the people of this country.
He added that since childhood he loved to sing in local languages and that such has motivated him to embark on a festival with the aim of promoting the country’s cultural heritage.
He said the event is scheduled to take place on 6th December, 2020 at Murray Town Deen School Hall Aberdeen Road New Market.
He called on Sierra Leoneans to support the said event as tickets are now available for sale and interested persons should contact +23277669393. Ticket prices Le 100,000 Ordinary, VIP single Le200,000, VIP Double Le350,000, Table for 3 is Le 500,000 and Table for 6 is Le 1,000,000.
