Gospel singer, Rev. Bolarinwa, has a trademark and it is his beloved accordion musical instrument. While some might term the musical instrument as ‘old school,’ the man of God said that it was God that led him to pick the musical instrument even though he would have preferred a modern instrument.
“I really did not choose an accordion musical instrument; the Lord led me to choose it. Personally, I do not really like the instrument because people see it as an ‘old school’ instrument but if God says yes, who am I to say no? It is better to key into God’s agenda on your life than persuade God to key into your agenda.
I do not know where God is taking me to but I am happy with where he has placed me in life. I had a lot of visions even before I went into music and most of them linked me with Baba Ojo Ade who I patterned my music after.
There was a day I saw myself kneeling in front of him and he prayed for me. As of the time, I did not know him in person. When the visions were becoming constant, I met with some of my spiritual fathers who told me to pray very well but it appeared that God wanted me to sing in a similar way Baba Ojo Ade does,” he said.
The preacher noted that he learnt how to play the instrument on his own and while he was doing that, his neighbours always made a jest of him but before long, he mastered the art of playing the accordion.
“They said that I did not know how to play any instrument yet I bought an accordion without having a teacher to tutor me, they felt I was daring God. But I kept praying that if He is the one leading me, then
He should teach me how to play it. As I kept practising, I listened to the songs of Baba Ojo Ade and it helped a lot. After the eighth day, I went to perform to an audience and people were surprised. They all felt I knew how to play the accordion before but I was faking it,” the preacher said.
