Alabaster Box
Ghana’s leading acappella musical group, Alabaster Box, has launched three albums at a go on four online channels.
The albums are ‘From Welcome To Goodbye’, ‘Unto The King’ and the group’s long-awaited latest ‘Level Don Change’.
All songs from all the three albums, including all-time favourite ‘Akwaaba’ song are available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and Google Play Store.
The leader of the group, Sammy Dowuona, said, “We wanted to do something different from the normal album launch we have witnessed in this country.”
He, however, hinted that subsequent to the online launch, the group is gearing up for what it calls the ‘7×3 Nationwide Tour’ to mark its 21 years of ministry.
The leader explained that between now and October, the group will pay a visit to some selected secondary schools and three needy homes to minister to students and residents.
Sammy Dowuona stated that the group will also hold three major concerts in Kumasi, Takoradi and Accra in the month of October to mark its 21 years of ministry.
“We are currently working towards making this happen and we are speaking with sponsors who have showed interest in joining hands with us in this noble venture,” he said.
Sammy Dowuona expressed the hope that other interested bodies and individuals who love the ministry of Alabaster Box will come onboard and be part of the celebration of God’s faithfulness.
Alabaster Box is by far Ghana’s biggest thing as far as acappella is concerned. The group coined for itself a genre of acappella called Afroppella, and has toured parts of the world with it, making God and the country proud.
The group was the first and only Ghanaian acappella group to sing for the Queen of England, first gospel music act on BBC World Focus on Africa TV, first Ghanaian group at the London Acappella Festival, Fringe Festival in Scotland, and twice at Festival of Life in London.
The group was also the first Ghanaian group at the biggest gospel music event in the world, dubbed ‘The Experience Lagos’, where an estimated 500,000 audiences sat in one night.
Alabaster Box has also paid its dues by ministering in schools and needy homes across the world. Other members of the group are Gideon Allotey, Horst Ayub and Michael Allotey.