Album: Jesus Died of A Broken Heart

Album Title: Jesus Died of A Broken Heart
Artist: Mike Okeke
Musical Beats: Reggae/Pop/Jazz/ Highlife
Year Recorded: 1986

All Songs: Lyrics/Music/Arranged/Produced by Mike Okeke


Musicians

Mike Okeke ……………………………………… Lead vocals/Percussion
Freddie Blankenship ………………………. Backup vocals
Terry Grant ….. ..……………………….………Backup vocals
Dawana Guager ...………………..………… Backup vocals
Victor Caldwell ………………………………… Bass guitar/Drums (RX-11)
Cedric Caldwell .……………………….……….Keyboard/Saxophone
Larry Pinkerton ………………………………… Lead/Rhythm guitars

Jesus died of a broken heart

A new face on the scene of Gospel music is Mike Okeke who makes his American debut with Jesus Died of A Broken Heart. However, Mike has had three Gospel music album hits in his native country, Nigeria. Okeke has uniquely integrated the African rhythm with a contemporary beat that makes this record enjoyable, delightful and refreshingly different.

Mike is not only a talented Gospel music artist but is also a business person. He holds a Scottish National Diploma in Business Studies from Aberdeen College of Commerce in Aberdeen, Scotland; a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a major in Marketing and a master's degree in Industrial Relations with emphasis in Economics both from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). He interrupted his doctoral studies in Economics to apply some of the theory he had learned.

Gospel music lovers, those being introduced to Gospel music, and those interested in something new, will welcome Jesus Died of A Broken Heart to their Gospel record collection and will experience many happy hours of listening and soul feeding from this young, talented Christian artist from Nigeria, Mike Okeke.

Dr. Bill Parton
Minister, Trinity Presbyterian Church
Nashville, Tennessee
1986

Recorded & mixed at LSI Recording Studio
Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Recording & Mixing Engineer: Victor Caldwell

Executive Producer: Mike Okeke for Kanopy Records