Foretaste Holds First Musical Concert Uzo Chikere Foretaste musical outreach inspired to reach out to widows, orphans and the girl child in the society has held its debut musical concert to give praises to God. The musical concert tagged: “Hope for tomorrow” still in the development stage took place at the Agip hall of the Museum Center, Lagos, was organized by Gospel singer Dupsy and other anointed singers who thrilled guests from all works of life with inspirational praises to God.

The concert featured gospel artists like Pastor Kunle Ajayi, Segun Obe, ife Akinpelu, Asseta and other gospel artists in Lagos. Speaking with the organizer of the concert Modupe Oyeneyin (stage name ‘Dupsy’), an indigene of Ogun state, she said that it was an event to set a conducive atmosphere for God to dwell in the lost ones. “ I gave my life to Christ in 1987 and since then I have a divine call to spread the gospel in various forms especially through music. I have always had a personal burden and passion to touch the lives of widows and the downtrodden children, especially the girl child within my immediate society, so I decided to fulfill my calling and passion through my natural God-given talent – music”. “If we must get God down to meet our respective needs, we must create an atmosphere conducive for Him to inhabit and dwell in. “In the midst of praises, God does wonders and everybody needs God, but creating that environment is where the challenge lies she said. “It is a forum to help people have that kind of atmosphere to encounter God and their miracle,” Dupsy said. . The multi-talented Gospel singer with a first degree in Microbiology from the University of Lagos and Master’s degree from the University of Liverpool, said, she has released two albums already and presently working on the third. Her first album titled, ‘No More Pain,’ was released in 2007 while the second album is titled, ‘No More Pain Reloaded’. ’ she said. The singer added that the concert was geared toward reaching out to souls, orphans, girl child and the less privileged both believers, non-believers alike to enable them become conscious of God’s goodness at all times. Her word, so many hearts has been hurt and no one cares to show love to them. the need to respond to this divine mandate to care for these ones continues to fuel my commitment to the music outreach arm which i christened ‘’FORETASTE’’ “People like dancing, praises, singing which is why the concert was organised in the hall as an avenue to reach out to different people and the nation at large.’’ Also speaking at the concert, Mr Olugbemi - Oyeneyin, the Coordinator of the Concert said, the event would encourage people to be close God. “In the presence of God, there is fullness of joy, people should understand that healing also comes from praising and worshiping God” Oyeneyin said. “ I believe there is need for us to come together to appreciate God as one body and care for those in need. “It was not ordinary considering that lives have been lost because no one cares to show love to the less privileged” he said. Speaking further he said, the musical concert would create a time of fellowship among God’s people and thereafter, people would be blessed and souls won to the kingdom of God. Segun Obe, a gospel artist at the event who also produced few songs said, that the musical concerts was an initiative of gospel singer who believes in change Obe said: “There is a place for music to reach out to souls and there is also the place of the word of God.’’ According to him, passion is the first thing that should cause one to do anything in life before involving it as business‎, that is why the concert was inspired by the passion to reach out to widows, orphans and the girl child in our society. .