"I receive my music from God" --- Evang.Tope Olutokun


By Kayode Afolabi 

A Renowned gospel artiste, Evang.Tope Olutokun, popularly known as Kristeni Elegbin has said the gift of music to him is divine. 

The artiste who disclosed this in an interview on Crest FM's Lagbala odu narrated how he started 

He explained that God has given him the gift of singing right from his childhood and all Glory to God today for what he has done, and what he will still do"

"Someone once told me some years ago while i was at tender age, that if i sing, people will gather to paise God through my song. 

"And all thanks to God the word of prophecy then, as come to reality"

"I receive my music from God, because no one can recieve anything unless it was given to him from divine" he said 

Narrating how he recieve inspiration about one of his song Kristeni Elegbin, he said both the verses, the composition and the title were given to him by God within ten minutes. 

"When we are composing it, after the scripting and everything, I suddenly heard a voice from the lord, giving me the title as Kristeni Elegbin

"During this period, I was fasting to seek God's instructions on the music and i do according to what God sent me. 

He stated that his concentration on the music was that the music will have full percussions and the likes, but reverse is the case when he heard from the lord

The Osun state born crooner has up to six albums to his credit among which are Aseirorun, Ile Ileri, Kristeni Elegbin, among others

He identified lack of fund to finance himself and his band, when he started as his major challenges 

"I remember one day i and my band boys were going to Ore many years ago, it was a night programme, our vehicle suddenly develop fault on the road, we had to sleep in the bush that very day, we couldn't go to where we are invited, and many more experiences,  he said

He however urged Christians to put thier trust in God and be truthful in all their endeavor

"Truth is like lion, when you release it, they will defend themselves." He said. 




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