Kufre Ekanem, the founder of Hymnodia Reality Show in Lagos has expressed optimism over the role of hymns in advancing Nigeria’s religious tourism across the globe.
He said Hymnodia Reality Show will be aired regularly on Lagos TV every Sunday, till April 25, 2019 at 4.00pm.
Ekanem disclosed that Royal School of Church music(RSCM) has entered into a partnership arrangement aimed at supporting 14 Hymntestants for a course in United Kingdom. According to him, RSCM has a mandate to set standard for church music around the world, noting that this is a helpful contribution for Hymnodia team to accept responsibilities to keep the standards.
In a recent chart, Ekanem who is also the Managing Director, Philosoville Limited said, ‘’it is pertinent to not that countries like Canada, scotland and England are ready to partner with the non-denomination activities known as Hymnoia, by so doing, audience will explore the nation’s tourism destinetions. We have entries in India United States, United Kingdom and from other parts of Africa’’.
Speaking further, Ekanem said,’’We are going to sing Hymn in a way that it would be entertaining, educating and eifying, the whole essence of Hymnodia is to re-ignite the culture of Hymn singing, Hymn writing and Hymn making.
He said that Asep which is a specially created trophy named after David’s chief choirmaster in the Bible comes with five million naira cash and a car. One person could win the prize every year.’’
He noted that most of the sounds in the Bible that are generally called the psalms of David were written by Aseph Wholot who was king David’s chief chroirmaster, it shows that people write the sound and that it was written by human beings, we have chosen to honour him with prize of the Hymnodia competition.
Along this fact, 14 Hymntestants came from diverse parts of the country and they came from different denominations, but the diversity is there, Hymns, worships, God are the three constant things,’’ he pointed out.
He disclosed that the show witnesses country Director of RSCM, Mr. Sunday Olawuwo, Onyeka Onwenu as well as Dupe Igekachi as panelists. He identified rhyming, synthetic, discipline among others as different dimen of hymn discipline, reiterating that hymns worship and God Himself are three things that are constant.
Narrating how the Hymnodia idea started, he said, ‘’I have been thinking of Hymnodia for 10 years, I later presented the idea with friends and built it up with the demands of my earlier career in the corporate world, I couldn’t do well that time, however, due to the passion I have, I took a break from the corportate world to start Hymnodia,’’ Ekanem said.