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Vera Kafui Mills-Odoi To Take Gospel Music To Another Level

By Times Weekend
Gospel News Vera Kafui Mills-Odoi To Take Gospel Music To Another Level
SEP 19, 2017 LISTEN

Vera Kafui Mills-Odoi is a sensational gospel musician who has touched many lives with her inspirational and “healing” songs.

The beautiful songstress has performed at various shows including the Panafest Festival of Music and Arts in Abidjan and also at the Festival for Theatre and Development held in Burkina Faso.

She is gradually becoming a force to reckon with when it comes to delivering of spirit-filled gospel songs.

She said in an interview that, “good music is life for the broken person and has the power to heal and I will continue to make good music to glorify the name of my creator.”

The talented musician recently launched the “Whispers at Dusk” worship experience at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Accra which brought together several gospel music lovers.

She is a product of Wesley Girls and the University of Cape Coast (UCC), and the host of Counselling Hour on Sunny FM, which is aired every Saturday from 7am to 8am.

Kafui has brilliantly combined her work as the Project Director - YIEDIE Project - ‎Global Communities with her career in music.

We had a hearty chat with the songstress on Thursday.

Read on:
Times Weekend (TW): How are you doing Kafui?
Kafui: I am blessed and highly favoured.
TW: Wow! I can see that, your beautiful smile tells it all. What inspired you to choose gospel music?

Kafui: My love for God inspired me to take that step. I grew up in a typical academia environment, my dad was a lecturer and my mum was a senior nursing officer. My dad always loved music and he exposed my two siblings and I to different genres of music, we had classical, blues, accapela, soul and others, playing at home all the time so that passion for music started right from the time I started growing so it gave me the opportunity to have big mentors like Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Gladys Knight among others.

I found some kind of solace in music, each time I was either down or having issues with my friends or any form of problem. It was music that gave me the comfort I needed. Most of my friends in school know me for singing. I have always loved arts.

TW: Tell us about Whispers Worship Series.
Kafui: It is to provide opportunity to rejuvenate, reconnect and rebuild people who are wounded and are in Christ, those who are struggling to get a relationship with Christ and those who have walked and are so tired and wish to hear from God through “whispering”. God speaks with a still soft voice.

The major launch which happened last week was dubbed “Whispers at Dusk”. The whole event was about getting people to focus on God directly, using music to mend the broken hearted and heal souls that are broken and get people back to God to focus on Him directly.

TW: This is heartwarming; I hope you invite us to the next edition of Whispers at Dusk. It is clear you are very passionate about music; would you say music is life?

Kafui: I would say music serves as that medium of hope and whoever sees music as life, sees it as the medication for rejuvenation. Music is something that is very important and will continue to be in existence because even Lucifer, when he was in heaven, was into music and so music is the core part of life and worship.

TW: I like the way you define music with passion. Some musicians believe most singers have a high tendency of getting depressed, do you agree with that?

Kafui: Hmmmmmmmmmm, to some extent, yes, because perspectives are realities. So we must all try and understand each other and offer the needed support when the need arises. The fact that a person is a musician or entertainer doesn’t mean they are satisfied with life and don’t have problems.

TW: What do you do aside music?
Kafui: I am the project director of a five-year project called Youth Inclusive Entrepreneurial Development Initiative for Employment (YIEDIE). It is aimed at creating opportunities in Ghana’s construction sector for economically disadvantage youth between the ages of 17 to 24 years.

Besides that, I am the host of the Counselling Hour on Sunny FM. I am also a member of the Full Gospel Businessmen Fellowship International, Cantonments chapter.

TW: Then you must be a really busy person. How are you able to combine this whole thing with music?

Kafui: It is by the grace of God that I’m able to and I also have a very understanding husband, his name is Donald Mills-Odoi. I thank him so much for the support he keeps giving me. I feel blessed being married to such a good man. I am a very lucky woman (smiles).

TW: Indeed, you are a very lucky woman. Do you love Ghanaian movies?

Kafui: I do, I also love drama. My all-time favourite is Efiewura, I really enjoy watching it because it has a typical Ghanaian setting. I love everything about Efiewura.

TW: Who are your favourite actors?
Kafui: John Dumelo, Joselyn Dumas, Lydia Forson and Chris Attoh.

TW: These are really talented guys, how about music?

Kafui: My favourite Ghanaian musicians are Joe Mettle and Gina West.

TW: Before we end I would like to know how you feel about domestic violence.

Kafui: I am very much against domestic violence and from the depth of my heart I sympathise with all victims. My advice to them is that they should come and speak about their situation.

They should not wait until it is too late. They can seek help from the Ghana Academy of Certified Counsellors. Domestic violence is an area that needs serious attention so it is important we focus on the area as a nation.

TW: We hope very soon, this menace becomes a thing of the past. Finally what is your message to your fans and Ghanaians in general?

Kafui: I urge the general public to find time to heal from the daily stress they face by using music therapy to combat stress. Music rejuvenates so please do not underestimate its power.

TW: Thank you Mrs Mills-Odoi, for your time.
Kafui: You are welcome.

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