User:Morgandoherty/Blessomania

Blessomania (also known as Blessing Okere) is a multitalented Christian artiste and minister that is based in Lagos Nigeria. The artiste was formerly known as MC Blessing and (currently) usually performs with a backing band. Although Blessomania is usually identified with the Afrobeat genre, He has been known to experiment with various forms of music including Pop, funk, Rock, Blues, Soul, Reggae, Hip-Hop and Highlife.

Blessomania operates from PraiseVille Club in Yaba, a suburb of Lagos, a Christian Club that was previously known as JazzVille. In addition to his vast repertoire of original songs in different genres the artiste (with his backing band) experiments with African rhythms and plays a more modern and progressive type of Afro-beat. His backing band includes two former members of Funsho Ogundipe’s Ayetoroband.

He is of Igbo origin, his parents having moved to Lagos, in the south-western (Yoruba speaking) part of Nigeria from the present-day Imo State in south-eastern Nigeria before he was born.

He is also an ordained minister and an experienced Financial Analyst