Godswill Oyor – Intro Ft. Daniel Ojo

Anyone who has been to a long prayer meeting knows how the first few minutes work. People are still finding seats, someone is adjusting a microphone, and the leader waits until the room quietens down. That pause is part of the worship, because it tells everybody that the next hours are not an ordinary evening.

An opening track plays that role on a record. It gives the listener time to settle, put the phone down and step into the atmosphere before the real songs begin. Daniel Ojo is credited beside the lead name from the very first track, and across the whole set, which suggests a partnership meant to run through the entire project. Whatever happens in Intro, it sets the weight for everything that follows.

I will not describe what is played or said, since I cannot confirm those details, but the position of the track is already informative. Albums that begin this way usually want to be heard from start to finish, like a service followed from the first hymn to the benediction.

Anyone who prefers worship albums that unfold slowly will see the appeal. It suits quiet evenings, early mornings and any time you have an hour to give to prayer without interruption.

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