Artists|March 22, 2016 11:27 EDT
Pearl City Worship’s ‘We Won’t Be Silent’: Tales Of Praise From The Orient
Pearl City Worship is expanding its voice outside of the geographic confines of India, where the Christian band consistently tops of the charts despite its distinct sound, with its latest release, "We Won't Be Silent."
In a country dominated by Hinduism and Islam, Pearl City Worship managed to find its voice.
The band's frontman Allen Ganta recalled that when he was growing up, India's Christian churches have always imported music from the west. And while the theme was universal, there's none of the local flavor that resonates with the people.
"Our music needs to be authentic. It's the prayers of this nation that will save this nation," he said in an interview with Mark Geil.
The struggle to find a voice can be gleaned from one of the songs in "We Won't Be Silent," titled "The Answer."
"It so belongs to India. They have a hundred million gods here," he explained. "They don't mind adding Jesus into this pantheon of gods, but where is the real truth? The song came from that - after looking for answers everywhere, and praying to all these gods, it's only after you find Jesus that you'll have the answer for everything."
For the album, Pearl City Worship worked with Nashville producer Ian Eskelin (Sidewalk Prophets, Hawk Nelson) who serendipitously walked into their church.
The music producer explained, "What I saw that day was a vibrant, exciting church where the chaos of the world was outside - poverty, people living in straw huts, cows walking down the street - and you walk through these doors and you see a thousand people praising God with guitars and vocals and smiles on their faces."
Below is the complete tracklist of Pearl City Worship's "We Won't be Silent":
The Answer
The One Who Saves Us
Hold My Forever
Love Song
My Strong Hope
Awake
Still
Where You Are
This City
His Love (Hallelujah)
You can download the full album on iTunes.