ABOUT YEMI ALAFIFUNI
An Endless Passion
A Voice of Worship, A Heart for God
Yemi Alafifuni is a Christian Music recording artist based in the UK. This singer – songwriter combines stunning melodies with infectious grooves and great beats, to create a catchy, yet direct and edgy sound.
Yemi’s passion is to see nations worship in Spirit and in Truth.
Yemi’s debut album was released in February 2019 with its leading track “Padre” added on Spotify’s editorial playlist and its music video has seen over 1 million views on VEVO & Facebook respectively.
Following this, Yemi’s single release in February 2020 charted on iTunes charts in the Christian/Gospel genre. His recent releases “Behold the Lamb” and “Hope Alive” were voted number 1 on the A STEP FWD Official UK Charts for December 2020 – Contemporary Worship and Christian EDM for September 2021 respectively.
Yemi received multiple Grammys consideration in four categories including ‘Best New Artist’
From classical to dance pop, don’t miss out on his blend of contemporary music!
Recent Artist comment:
Yemi’s recent album release, “Father”, is a great example of his sonic vision, marking a really unique step forward for this artist, whose sound is becoming increasingly more personal and defined, one release at a time. With his music, Yemi can truly connect with the audience, as well as sharing a really powerful message of hope through his lyrics.
For this reason, he has often been compared to artists as diverse as Bebe Winans, Donnie McClurkin, Alvin Slaugher and Luther Vandross, just to mention a few.
Yemi’s songs are from his passion for Christ.
The Father changed my life.
Background
When it all started
Yemi’s early days where marred with identity issues and a chronic lack of self – esteem. Yemi suffered from a broken home and his quest for a sense of belonging took him on a journey with God.
Trusting God through the diverse & mostly challenging situations was difficult but by God’s Grace, Yemi found strength to progressively grow in God and he is still growing. Yemi’s beginning is very low and humble but this has helped build active faith, a term Yemi describes as the force of God behind any exploit.
Yemi’s baptism into Gospel Music
At the beginning of Yemi’s walk with the Lord, he began to gravitate towards christian music. At the time, Maranatha! Music was the acceptable western music records and so Yemi began to listen to all the records he could find especially Kids Praise. Soon after, Yemi began to teach his fellowship music whilst serving as an usher.
Yemi’s baptism into music came at a time of desperate need. His home was behind a boarding school and every other night a set of girls will gather to sing worship songs. Though they were across the swamp (the landscape that separated the school from Yemi’s home), their music travelled far and ultimately into Yemi’s usually room.
The voices were so beautiful and heavenly that it kept Yemi up all night. Shortly, Yemi began to practice to sing just like the ladies across the pond and looked forward to their session.
Yemi said;
This for me was my divine induction into music. I have never met any of these ladies and I don’t think they know how much impact & influence they had on me. It was as if God sent angels to train me every midnight (which is the time the ladies sang). I am grateful to these ladies wherever they may be.
God bless you all.
The Journey
Service
For many years, he has led and been an active member of the church choir. He had won several local gospel singing soloist competition during his early years but his passion isn’t about awards or position. His first recording album was ‘Uncensored Worship’ which was released on the 4th of April 2015.
Yemi Alafifuni is one of the worship leaders at COHP, UK – a church where the lifestyle of Jesus is natural and worship is undiluted.
He enjoys his time in worship, appreciating every opportunity by giving his absolute best to God. Our God deserves 100%, all the time – no exceptions – Yemi believes.
Today, God deserves it all and Yemi has a desire to see the nations worship God in Spirit and in Truth where the love of Jesus is shed abroad in our hearts and our lives mirror heaven.
He loves Jesus and believes every heart should too. His music will bring you closer to the throne room of the Father and your heart will connect in worship.
ACTIVE FAITH
Passion never die. It grows
Stay Hungry
All of man’s existence is a mystery and the only phenomenon that makes sense is the existence of God. The understand that God has a son who came for humanity just to bring man back to where he fell – the presence.
Yemi believes in the Trinity – the Father is always good, the son (Jesus) mediates for us all constantly and the Holy Spirit is the seal of God’s power working in and through us.
Music is the conduit of God’s love, the reminder that we are all sons and the ever presence of Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we can ask or think. Music makes perfect sense when God is in it all. Nothing else matters.
There is more of God… Always good.
