Written by Lesley Hayles
March, 2023
Gospel artiste Skerrit Bwoy is ravishing in glory
as he hits the number 1 spot with his album “Jesus Party Vol. 1”
on the US iTunes Electronic Chart a year after its initial release. The 11-song
compilation officially came out on March 4, 2022 and includes a variety of
high-tempo Christian dance tracks that even atheists would enjoy. Skerrit
Bwoy attributes this recent success due to the growing popularity of
the #JesusPartyChallenge created by Jamaican viral dancing
sensation Drip King on TikTok. The title song “Jesus Party” is
the second track on the album and is a dance anthem for Christians to celebrate
with anytime.
Skerrit
Bwoy said, “I decided that I wanted to make it possible for
Christians to have music and a place to celebrate every day. That’s when the
Holy Spirit gave me the hook, ‘Every day, we party and a turn up in a Jesus’
name.’”
“Jesus
Party” was produced by Skerrit Bwoy himself with the
creative mixing done at his Electric Gospel studio in the Bronx, New York. He
recorded the lead vocals at Rawson Studio in Brooklyn, New York to get an
analog-type grit in the vocals. Then everything was sent over to M1 Mixing and
Mastering in Canada to get it commercially polished to international standards.
Dancers
that some may not consider Christians started doing the challenge. People from
Japan, Korea, Latvia, UK, Antigua, Nigeria, Columbia, and other places are joining
in this challenge.
Skerrit
Bwoy said that he “was almost in tears over the outpouring
of support” after a friend brought the chart to his attention while “Jesus
Party” was at #47. He then appealed to family, friends and fans to amp
up support. Though it took a while, the “Jesus Party Vol. 1”
album eventually reached #1 on iTunes Electronic Chart on March 8, 2023. It
also hit #115 overall on the entire platform and the single peaked at #7.
“Only
God and the community can pull off a move like that. You can correct me if I’m
wrong, but I have never seen a song about Jesus reach #1 on the Electronic
Chart before. I am incredibly humbled and grateful to everyone that is still
purchasing the album even now, to keep up charting,” says an elated and
grateful Skerrit Bwoy.
After
accepting Jesus Christ as his personal God and Savior on November 20th,
2011, Skerrit Bwoy attended Nyack College, now known as
Alliance University in New York City where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a
Bachelor's Degree in Music, Pastoral Ministry, and Computer Science. He has
just returned to school to further his education towards a Master of Divinity,
with a concentration on Church Development.
This
husband, father of 4 children and former Dancehall daggering king, born Dale
Richardson from Antigua, is steadfast in his musical journey with the hope that
“Jesus Party” can be the one to open doors to invite the world to
a more fun relationship with Jesus. Skerrit Bwoy wants to make
an even more significant and wholesome impact on the world with this style of
Electric Gospel music.
Website: www.SkerritBwoy.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@
Twitch: stream every Thursday @ 9:00pm EST
https://m.twitch.tv/
Jesus Party, Vol. 1 by Skerrit Bwoy on Apple Music
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