{"id":365342,"date":"2017-10-26T11:50:44","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T11:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=365342"},"modified":"2017-10-26T11:50:44","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T11:50:44","slug":"don-simon-gets-doctorate-in-sacred-music-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/don-simon-gets-doctorate-in-sacred-music-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Simon gets Doctorate in Sacred Music &#038; Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If there is a popular saying that will make so much sense to Ghanaian Gospel musician Simon Osei otherwise known by his stage name Don Simon, it is none other than, \u201cbrighten the corner where you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Almost three (3) years after releasing his debut album with lead single\u00a0\u2018Bless Me\u2019<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>topping charts around the country, little did Don Simon know that his efforts in propagating the Gospel through music and doubling as a certified chartered accountant would bring him this far as he has been honoured with a doctorate in sacred music and management.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Skyview Entertainment-signed artist was on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 in the presence of many others, honoured with a doctorate in Sacred Music and Management by the Victory Bible College and University (USA) which is affiliated to the International Association of Bible Schools.<\/p>\n<p>The beautiful ceremony took place at the Kumasi campus of the Victory Bible College and University.<\/p>\n<p>At the ceremony, Don Simon teased patrons by performing some new songs off his upcoming album and asked them to look out for it.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the release of the new album, watch the official video to his top charting single,\u00a0\u2018Bless Me\u2019<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>which featured Ampong.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oZpHL19L02Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source: Ebenezer Nana Yaw Donkoh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there is a popular saying that will make so much sense to Ghanaian Gospel musician Simon Osei otherwise known by his stage name Don Simon, it is none other than, \u201cbrighten the corner where you are.\u201d Almost three (3) years after releasing his debut album with lead single\u00a0\u2018Bless Me\u2019\u00a0topping charts around the country, little [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[137],"tags":[1630,3],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Don Simon gets Doctorate in Sacred Music &amp; Management - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. 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