Togolese and Beninese gospel - Revision history

Edb: Expand the comprehensive music catalogue with reviewed distinct performances; prioritize recent discovery, retain good older music and preserve existing prose, recordings and fields.

2026-10-22T14:50:08Z

Expand the comprehensive music catalogue with reviewed distinct performances; prioritize recent discovery, retain good older music and preserve existing prose, recordings and fields.

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Edb: Add canonical MuGlobe favorite, current-hit and authentic fields to all recording links; preserve existing music and article content

2026-10-22T02:34:14Z

Add canonical MuGlobe favorite, current-hit and authentic fields to all recording links; preserve existing music and article content

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	{\| class="wikitable muglobe-performances"		{\| class="wikitable muglobe-performances"
	\|+ MuGlobe representative performances		\|+ MuGlobe representative performances
	! Artist !! Performance / song / title !! Embedded player URL !! Notes !! Repertoire kind !! Repertoire date !! Recording date !! Format !! Opening !! Places !! Fit !! Evidence !! Review note		! Artist !! Performance / song / title !! Embedded player URL !! Notes !! Repertoire kind !! Repertoire date !! Recording date !! Format !! Opening !! Places !! Fit !! Evidence !! Review note !! MuGlobe favorite !! Current hit !! Authentic
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	\| Rich Edem with Mme Pasteur Abitor Makafui \|\| RICH EDEM feat MME PASTEUR ABITOR MAKAFUI - (Attends Dieu) \|\| https://www.youtube.com/embed/kwkXOns4EBE \|\| Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2020-05-31; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwkXOns4EBE RICH EDEM feat MME PASTEUR ABITOR MAKAFUI - (Attends Dieu)].</ref> \|\| popular \|\| unknown \|\| unknown \|\| music-video \|\| unknown \|\| country:Togo \|\| supported \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwkXOns4EBE Recording/context source] \|\| Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates.		\| Rich Edem with Mme Pasteur Abitor Makafui \|\| RICH EDEM feat MME PASTEUR ABITOR MAKAFUI - (Attends Dieu) \|\| https://www.youtube.com/embed/kwkXOns4EBE \|\| Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2020-05-31; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwkXOns4EBE RICH EDEM feat MME PASTEUR ABITOR MAKAFUI - (Attends Dieu)].</ref> \|\| popular \|\| unknown \|\| unknown \|\| music-video \|\| unknown \|\| country:Togo \|\| supported \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwkXOns4EBE Recording/context source] \|\| Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. \|\| <muglobe-flag video="kwkXOns4EBE" field="muglobeFavorite" /> \|\| <muglobe-flag video="kwkXOns4EBE" field="currentHit" /> \|\| <muglobe-flag video="kwkXOns4EBE" field="authentic" />
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	\| Rich Edem \|\| Rich Edem - Avame nam (clip officiel) \|\| https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z_XmkpQhqFM \|\| Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2022-03-02; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_XmkpQhqFM Rich Edem - Avame nam (clip officiel)].</ref> \|\| popular \|\| unknown \|\| unknown \|\| music-video \|\| unknown \|\| country:Togo \|\| supported \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_XmkpQhqFM Recording/context source] \|\| Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates.		\| Rich Edem \|\| Rich Edem - Avame nam (clip officiel) \|\| https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z_XmkpQhqFM \|\| Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2022-03-02; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_XmkpQhqFM Rich Edem - Avame nam (clip officiel)].</ref> \|\| popular \|\| unknown \|\| unknown \|\| music-video \|\| unknown \|\| country:Togo \|\| supported \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_XmkpQhqFM Recording/context source] \|\| Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. \|\| <muglobe-flag video="Z_XmkpQhqFM" field="muglobeFavorite" /> \|\| <muglobe-flag video="Z_XmkpQhqFM" field="currentHit" /> \|\| <muglobe-flag video="Z_XmkpQhqFM" field="authentic" />
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	\| Minister Matthieu \|\| MINISTER MATTHIEU - MAWULI ( LIVE RECORDING BY MIABE STUDIO ) \|\| https://www.youtube.com/embed/HrpIyGQEepg \|\| Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2025-08-08; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrpIyGQEepg MINISTER MATTHIEU - MAWULI ( LIVE RECORDING BY MIABE STUDIO )].</ref> \|\| popular \|\| unknown \|\| unknown \|\| music-video \|\| unknown \|\| country:Togo \|\| supported \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrpIyGQEepg Recording/context source] \|\| Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates.		\| Minister Matthieu \|\| MINISTER MATTHIEU - MAWULI ( LIVE RECORDING BY MIABE STUDIO ) \|\| https://www.youtube.com/embed/HrpIyGQEepg \|\| Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2025-08-08; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrpIyGQEepg MINISTER MATTHIEU - MAWULI ( LIVE RECORDING BY MIABE STUDIO )].</ref> \|\| popular \|\| unknown \|\| unknown \|\| music-video \|\| unknown \|\| country:Togo \|\| supported \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrpIyGQEepg Recording/context source] \|\| Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. \|\| <muglobe-flag video="HrpIyGQEepg" field="muglobeFavorite" /> \|\| <muglobe-flag video="HrpIyGQEepg" field="currentHit" /> \|\| <muglobe-flag video="HrpIyGQEepg" field="authentic" />
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	\| Abassi \|\| BENIN - Abassi .... Louange en fon \|\| https://www.youtube.com/embed/VQSAjrvxUNM \|\| Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2013-01-26; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQSAjrvxUNM BENIN - Abassi .... Louange en fon].</ref> \|\| popular \|\| unknown \|\| unknown \|\| music-video \|\| unknown \|\| country:Benin \|\| supported \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQSAjrvxUNM Recording/context source] \|\| Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates.		\| Abassi \|\| BENIN - Abassi .... Louange en fon \|\| https://www.youtube.com/embed/VQSAjrvxUNM \|\| Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2013-01-26; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQSAjrvxUNM BENIN - Abassi .... Louange en fon].</ref> \|\| popular \|\| unknown \|\| unknown \|\| music-video \|\| unknown \|\| country:Benin \|\| supported \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQSAjrvxUNM Recording/context source] \|\| Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. \|\| <muglobe-flag video="VQSAjrvxUNM" field="muglobeFavorite" /> \|\| <muglobe-flag video="VQSAjrvxUNM" field="currentHit" /> \|\| <muglobe-flag video="VQSAjrvxUNM" field="authentic" />
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	\| Jessica \|\| Bénin Gospel - JESSICA Gbènon (Clip vidéo officiel) \|\| https://www.youtube.com/embed/0n44miTGkE0 \|\| Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2013-08-15; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n44miTGkE0 Bénin Gospel - JESSICA Gbènon (Clip vidéo officiel)].</ref> \|\| popular \|\| unknown \|\| unknown \|\| music-video \|\| unknown \|\| country:Benin \|\| supported \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n44miTGkE0 Recording/context source] \|\| Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates.		\| Jessica \|\| Bénin Gospel - JESSICA Gbènon (Clip vidéo officiel) \|\| https://www.youtube.com/embed/0n44miTGkE0 \|\| Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2013-08-15; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n44miTGkE0 Bénin Gospel - JESSICA Gbènon (Clip vidéo officiel)].</ref> \|\| popular \|\| unknown \|\| unknown \|\| music-video \|\| unknown \|\| country:Benin \|\| supported \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n44miTGkE0 Recording/context source] \|\| Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. \|\| <muglobe-flag video="0n44miTGkE0" field="muglobeFavorite" /> \|\| <muglobe-flag video="0n44miTGkE0" field="currentHit" /> \|\| <muglobe-flag video="0n44miTGkE0" field="authentic" />
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	\| Soglo Apollinaire \|\| Benin - Soglo Apollinaire - Donuyé \|\| https://www.youtube.com/embed/taKWENWDdZI \|\| Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2008-06-28; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taKWENWDdZI Benin - Soglo Apollinaire - Donuyé].</ref> \|\| popular \|\| unknown \|\| unknown \|\| music-video \|\| unknown \|\| country:Benin \|\| supported \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taKWENWDdZI Recording/context source] \|\| Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates.		\| Soglo Apollinaire \|\| Benin - Soglo Apollinaire - Donuyé \|\| https://www.youtube.com/embed/taKWENWDdZI \|\| Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2008-06-28; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taKWENWDdZI Benin - Soglo Apollinaire - Donuyé].</ref> \|\| popular \|\| unknown \|\| unknown \|\| music-video \|\| unknown \|\| country:Benin \|\| supported \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taKWENWDdZI Recording/context source] \|\| Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. \|\| <muglobe-flag video="taKWENWDdZI" field="muglobeFavorite" /> \|\| <muglobe-flag video="taKWENWDdZI" field="currentHit" /> \|\| <muglobe-flag video="taKWENWDdZI" field="authentic" />
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	\| Raphaël Shéyi \|\| OKPE - RAPHAEL SHEYI (CLIP OFFICIEL) \|\| https://www.youtube.com/embed/6WRKvDIV62M \|\| Specific local Christian music performance. Video publication: 20220103; this is separate from original/session dates. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WRKvDIV62M OKPE - RAPHAEL SHEYI (CLIP OFFICIEL)].</ref> \|\| popular \|\| 2021/2022 \|\| unknown \|\| music-video \|\| unknown \|\| country:Benin \|\| supported \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WRKvDIV62M Recording/context source] [https://www.raphaelsheyi.com/ Recording/context source] [https://madeinbeninradio.bj/videos/gospel-173/1 Recording/context source] [https://lechasseurinfos.bj/jms-production-raphael-sheyi-okpe/ Recording/context source] \|\| The artist’s site and Made in Benin Radio identify the Beninese Gospel performer and specific Okpê recording. A dated report gives 2021 while the official video is dated January 2022; preserve the bounded release interval.		\| Raphaël Shéyi \|\| OKPE - RAPHAEL SHEYI (CLIP OFFICIEL) \|\| https://www.youtube.com/embed/6WRKvDIV62M \|\| Specific local Christian music performance. Video publication: 20220103; this is separate from original/session dates. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WRKvDIV62M OKPE - RAPHAEL SHEYI (CLIP OFFICIEL)].</ref> \|\| popular \|\| 2021/2022 \|\| unknown \|\| music-video \|\| unknown \|\| country:Benin \|\| supported \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WRKvDIV62M Recording/context source] [https://www.raphaelsheyi.com/ Recording/context source] [https://madeinbeninradio.bj/videos/gospel-173/1 Recording/context source] [https://lechasseurinfos.bj/jms-production-raphael-sheyi-okpe/ Recording/context source] \|\| The artist’s site and Made in Benin Radio identify the Beninese Gospel performer and specific Okpê recording. A dated report gives 2021 while the official video is dated January 2022; preserve the bounded release interval. \|\| <muglobe-flag video="6WRKvDIV62M" field="muglobeFavorite" /> \|\| <muglobe-flag video="6WRKvDIV62M" field="currentHit" /> \|\| <muglobe-flag video="6WRKvDIV62M" field="authentic" />
	\|}		\|}

Edb: Revise African Gospel geographic landscapes and relative depth from regional musical research; preserve performances and non-African fields.

2026-10-19T22:16:27Z

Revise African Gospel geographic landscapes and relative depth from regional musical research; preserve performances and non-African fields.

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	== Geography and communities ==		== Geography and communities ==
	~~A broad~~ coastal and southern inland ~~field connects the Lomé–Cotonou corridor~~ and ~~surrounding communities~~. ~~It fades toward~~ the ~~north rather than claiming uniform national~~ dominance. ~~The~~ Beninese and ~~Togolese recordings retain separate country scopes within this shared family entry~~.		The Lome-Cotonou coastal corridor and connected southern inland communities share Ewe, Fon/Goun, French and other locally authored Christian popular-music networks. The country and language distinctions remain meaningful inside this overview. A moderate southern landscape, with a quicker northern fade, replaces the former large near-maximum field. Public praise, performance and devotional circulation establish a living scene, not dominance over highlife, urban pop or other local repertoires. Its soft border tails do not make Togolese or Beninese recordings the representative gospel of neighboring countries.
			<ref>[https://audiomack.com/oscarydiose-dj/song/6a414490062d4 Regional music, circulation and performance context].</ref>
			<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQSAjrvxUNM Regional music, circulation and performance context].</ref>
			<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwkXOns4EBE Regional music, circulation and performance context].</ref>


	== Artists ==		== Artists ==
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	== Hotspot mushrooms ==		== Hotspot mushrooms ==
	~~A broad~~ coastal and southern inland ~~field connects the Lomé–Cotonou corridor~~ and ~~surrounding communities. It fades toward the north rather than claiming uniform national dominance~~. The ~~Beninese~~ and ~~Togolese recordings retain separate country scopes within~~ this ~~shared family entry~~. ~~These are editorial affinity illustrations~~, not ~~measured listener shares~~. ~~Fields fade linearly and combine by maximum~~.		The Lome-Cotonou coastal corridor and connected southern inland communities share Ewe, Fon/Goun, French and other locally authored Christian popular-music networks. The country and language distinctions remain meaningful inside this overview. A moderate southern landscape, with a quicker northern fade, replaces the former large near-maximum field. Public praise, performance and devotional circulation establish a living scene, not dominance over highlife, urban pop or other local repertoires. Its soft border tails do not make Togolese or Beninese recordings the representative gospel of neighboring countries.

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	! ID !! Location !! Latitude !! Longitude !! Radius (km) !! Strength !! Notes		! ID !! Location !! Latitude !! Longitude !! Radius (km) !! Strength !! Notes
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	\| togo-benin-gospel-gap-landscape-1 \|\| ~~Togolese~~ and ~~Beninese~~ gospel ~~— 1~~ \|\| 7.3 \|\| 1.5 \|\| ~~900~~ \|\| 0.95 \|\| ~~A broad~~ coastal and southern inland ~~field connects the Lomé–Cotonou corridor~~ and ~~surrounding communities~~. ~~It fades toward~~ the ~~north rather than claiming uniform national~~ dominance. ~~The~~ Beninese and ~~Togolese recordings retain separate country scopes within this shared family entry~~.		\| togo-benin-gospel-gap-landscape-1 \|\| Southern Togo-Benin coastal and inland gospel circulation \|\| 6.9 \|\| 1.5 \|\| 480 \|\| 0.3 \|\| The Lome-Cotonou coastal corridor and connected southern inland communities share Ewe, Fon/Goun, French and other locally authored Christian popular-music networks. The country and language distinctions remain meaningful inside this overview. A moderate southern landscape, with a quicker northern fade, replaces the former large near-maximum field. Public praise, performance and devotional circulation establish a living scene, not dominance over highlife, urban pop or other local repertoires. Its soft border tails do not make Togolese or Beninese recordings the representative gospel of neighboring countries. This field represents Southern Togo-Benin coastal and inland gospel circulation. Peak and zero-edge radius are editorial relative-intensity settings, not audience percentages; overlap uses maximum.
	\|}		\|}

Edb: Apply the updated comprehensive catalogue policy; retain good older recordings as playable music and preserve all existing content and fields.

2026-10-19T13:12:36Z

Apply the updated comprehensive catalogue policy; retain good older recordings as playable music and preserve all existing content and fields.

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	== Contemporary and trending ==		== Contemporary and trending ==
			The catalogue is being expanded for all-day listening: recent discovery is prioritized, and good older recordings remain playable. Historical labels describe age rather than excluding locally matched performances.

	Artist-first searches locate Rich Edem’s own releases and Minister Matthieu’s live ensemble credits. Work-level searches also locate Beninese Christian productions that a broad English query misses. Searches for Benin require care: Nigerian Edo/Benin City Gospel is a different geographic context.		Artist-first searches locate Rich Edem’s own releases and Minister Matthieu’s live ensemble credits. Work-level searches also locate Beninese Christian productions that a broad English query misses. Searches for Benin require care: Nigerian Edo/Benin City Gospel is a different geographic context.
	<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n44miTGkE0 Togolese and Beninese gospel — community and recording context].</ref>		<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n44miTGkE0 Togolese and Beninese gospel — community and recording context].</ref>
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	== Representative performances ==		== Representative performances ==
	The examples distinguish video publication from original repertoire and recording dates. Unknown dates remain unknown. Explicitly archival examples remain ~~for reference and are excluded from geographic autoplay~~.		The examples distinguish video publication from original repertoire and recording dates. Unknown dates remain unknown. Explicitly archival examples retain their age labels and remain playable alongside worthwhile recent material.

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Edb: Add individually checked Beninese and Turks and Caicos performances after country-specific discovery; preserve all existing rows.

2026-10-19T13:06:29Z

Add individually checked Beninese and Turks and Caicos performances after country-specific discovery; preserve all existing rows.

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	\| Soglo Apollinaire \|\| Benin - Soglo Apollinaire - Donuyé \|\| https://www.youtube.com/embed/taKWENWDdZI \|\| Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2008-06-28; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taKWENWDdZI Benin - Soglo Apollinaire - Donuyé].</ref> \|\| popular \|\| unknown \|\| unknown \|\| music-video \|\| unknown \|\| country:Benin \|\| supported \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taKWENWDdZI Recording/context source] \|\| Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates.		\| Soglo Apollinaire \|\| Benin - Soglo Apollinaire - Donuyé \|\| https://www.youtube.com/embed/taKWENWDdZI \|\| Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2008-06-28; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taKWENWDdZI Benin - Soglo Apollinaire - Donuyé].</ref> \|\| popular \|\| unknown \|\| unknown \|\| music-video \|\| unknown \|\| country:Benin \|\| supported \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taKWENWDdZI Recording/context source] \|\| Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates.
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			\| Raphaël Shéyi \|\| OKPE - RAPHAEL SHEYI (CLIP OFFICIEL) \|\| https://www.youtube.com/embed/6WRKvDIV62M \|\| Specific local Christian music performance. Video publication: 20220103; this is separate from original/session dates. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WRKvDIV62M OKPE - RAPHAEL SHEYI (CLIP OFFICIEL)].</ref> \|\| popular \|\| 2021/2022 \|\| unknown \|\| music-video \|\| unknown \|\| country:Benin \|\| supported \|\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WRKvDIV62M Recording/context source] [https://www.raphaelsheyi.com/ Recording/context source] [https://madeinbeninradio.bj/videos/gospel-173/1 Recording/context source] [https://lechasseurinfos.bj/jms-production-raphael-sheyi-okpe/ Recording/context source] \|\| The artist’s site and Made in Benin Radio identify the Beninese Gospel performer and specific Okpê recording. A dated report gives 2021 while the official video is dated January 2022; preserve the bounded release interval.
	\|}		\|}

Edb: Fill researched Gospel media gaps with locally scoped performances, subordinate scenes and editorial landscapes; preserve existing material.

2026-10-19T12:56:28Z

Fill researched Gospel media gaps with locally scoped performances, subordinate scenes and editorial landscapes; preserve existing material.

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== Summary ==
Christian praise, Gospel recording and church song in Togo and Benin, with distinct Ewe, Fon and other language repertoires alongside French. The shared browsing page follows connected regional music networks while retaining country-specific examples.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ MuGlobe genre parents
! Parent ID !! Parent article
|-
| gospel || [[Gospel]]
|}

== Contemporary and trending ==
Artist-first searches locate Rich Edem’s own releases and Minister Matthieu’s live ensemble credits. Work-level searches also locate Beninese Christian productions that a broad English query misses. Searches for Benin require care: Nigerian Edo/Benin City Gospel is a different geographic context.
<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n44miTGkE0 Togolese and Beninese gospel — community and recording context].</ref>

== History ==
Local church choirs and commercial Christian performers share a regional environment but have different audiences and working practices. The examples represent several artists and languages, rather than asserting one national sound or a common origin for every Christian tradition in the two countries.
<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwkXOns4EBE Togolese and Beninese gospel — community and recording context].</ref>

== Musical characteristics ==
Lead-and-response singing, percussion, layered electric ensembles and repeated praise refrains can connect church performance with local dance vocabularies. A song’s Christian content and particular arrangement must be established: neither an Afropop performer’s nationality nor the word God in a title is enough.

== Geography and communities ==
A broad coastal and southern inland field connects the Lomé–Cotonou corridor and surrounding communities. It fades toward the north rather than claiming uniform national dominance. The Beninese and Togolese recordings retain separate country scopes within this shared family entry.

== Artists ==
Rich Edem with Mme Pasteur Abitor Makafui, Rich Edem, Minister Matthieu, Abassi, Jessica, Soglo Apollinaire. Credits refer to the particular recordings below; a named uploader is not assumed to be the performer. These examples introduce a scene and do not assign an artist’s entire mixed repertoire to Gospel.

== Representative performances ==
The examples distinguish video publication from original repertoire and recording dates. Unknown dates remain unknown. Explicitly archival examples remain for reference and are excluded from geographic autoplay.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ MuGlobe listening profile
! Repertoire !! Field use !! Notes
|-
| popular || regional || Locally identified Christian repertoire; recording-level country and region scopes govern playback.
|}

{| class="wikitable muglobe-performances"
|+ MuGlobe representative performances
! Artist !! Performance / song / title !! Embedded player URL !! Notes !! Repertoire kind !! Repertoire date !! Recording date !! Format !! Opening !! Places !! Fit !! Evidence !! Review note
|-
| Rich Edem with Mme Pasteur Abitor Makafui || RICH EDEM feat MME PASTEUR ABITOR MAKAFUI - (Attends Dieu) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/kwkXOns4EBE || Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2020-05-31; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwkXOns4EBE RICH EDEM feat MME PASTEUR ABITOR MAKAFUI - (Attends Dieu)].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Togo || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwkXOns4EBE Recording/context source] || Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates.
|-
| Rich Edem || Rich Edem - Avame nam (clip officiel) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z_XmkpQhqFM || Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2022-03-02; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_XmkpQhqFM Rich Edem - Avame nam (clip officiel)].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Togo || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_XmkpQhqFM Recording/context source] || Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates.
|-
| Minister Matthieu || MINISTER MATTHIEU - MAWULI ( LIVE RECORDING BY MIABE STUDIO ) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/HrpIyGQEepg || Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2025-08-08; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrpIyGQEepg MINISTER MATTHIEU - MAWULI ( LIVE RECORDING BY MIABE STUDIO )].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Togo || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrpIyGQEepg Recording/context source] || Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates.
|-
| Abassi || BENIN - Abassi .... Louange en fon || https://www.youtube.com/embed/VQSAjrvxUNM || Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2013-01-26; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQSAjrvxUNM BENIN - Abassi .... Louange en fon].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Benin || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQSAjrvxUNM Recording/context source] || Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates.
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| Jessica || Bénin Gospel - JESSICA Gbènon (Clip vidéo officiel) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/0n44miTGkE0 || Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2013-08-15; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n44miTGkE0 Bénin Gospel - JESSICA Gbènon (Clip vidéo officiel)].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Benin || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n44miTGkE0 Recording/context source] || Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates.
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| Soglo Apollinaire || Benin - Soglo Apollinaire - Donuyé || https://www.youtube.com/embed/taKWENWDdZI || Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2008-06-28; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taKWENWDdZI Benin - Soglo Apollinaire - Donuyé].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Benin || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taKWENWDdZI Recording/context source] || Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates.
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== Related genres ==
[[Gospel]] provides the family overview. This page is a subordinate regional browsing entry, with distinct local recording contexts.

=== References and further reading ===
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwkXOns4EBE Togolese and Beninese gospel — source 1]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n44miTGkE0 Togolese and Beninese gospel — source 2]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrpIyGQEepg Togolese and Beninese gospel — source 3]
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== Hotspot mushrooms ==
A broad coastal and southern inland field connects the Lomé–Cotonou corridor and surrounding communities. It fades toward the north rather than claiming uniform national dominance. The Beninese and Togolese recordings retain separate country scopes within this shared family entry. These are editorial affinity illustrations, not measured listener shares. Fields fade linearly and combine by maximum.

{| class="wikitable muglobe-hotspots"
|+ MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms
! ID !! Location !! Latitude !! Longitude !! Radius (km) !! Strength !! Notes
|-
| togo-benin-gospel-gap-landscape-1 || Togolese and Beninese gospel — 1 || 7.3 || 1.5 || 900 || 0.95 || A broad coastal and southern inland field connects the Lomé–Cotonou corridor and surrounding communities. It fades toward the north rather than claiming uniform national dominance. The Beninese and Togolese recordings retain separate country scopes within this shared family entry.
|}