We remember Deborah Adebola Fasoyin every December because she gave us an end-of-the-year anthem.

We remember Deborah Adebola Fasoyin every December because she gave us an end-of-the-year anthem.

Fasyoin transformed Nigerian gospel music with a voice that became the soundtrack of faith and celebration. Her journey began in 1949 in the choir of St. Michael’s Anglican Church, Oyo, where she first discovered the power of music to uplift and inspire. In 1976, she took the helm of the Christ Apostolic Church (C.A.C.) Good Women Choir in Ibadan, leading it from a local ensemble to a national phenomenon.

Under her leadership, the choir released 25 albums, but it was Odun Nlo Sopin (1979) that cemented their place in the record books. The song swept across Nigeria, filling churches, homes, and marketplaces every December, its melody is a signal that the year was drawing to a close.

Additional report from Archivi.

Credit: Ethnic African Stories