![]() ![]() A polytheistic ricksha driver has a dozen statues of little gods, but suddenly recognizes that Jesus is different. Hindu women who are out sweeping floors hear the music, stop, and come and clap their hands and sing, even though they don’t understand English. That means they’re right there atop the “Religious” chart next to a Hindu record and a Muslim record. PCW songs have topped iTunes charts in a country where a “Christian” genre doesn’t even exist. ![]() It’s the prayers of this nation that will save this nation.” Every church was always trying to be somebody else.” One day, a mentor of Ganta’s spoke a great truth: “The revival of your land is in the song of your land.” Ganta knew then that if he wanted to see India saved for God, he needed to sing the song of India. Every church wanted to do music like them. “When I was growing up,” Ganta recalls, “Christian churches in India were always looking to the West. When he declares, “We’ll see this city dancing for joy, we’ll see this city lifting You high, we’ll see this city running into Your arms,” his vision might seem improbable to many but his confidence is contagious.Īuthenticity of voice is vitally important to Ganta, and just might be the spark that so many notice about PCW. When Allen Ganta sings, “When this world is falling apart, to You it’s falling in place” (from the powerful “Still”), he gives voice to a city and a nation thirsty for rescue. But make no mistake, this music is the voice of a particular people, and these are anthems of prayer and declaration made even more meaningful by their context. You certainly won’t hear a stereotypical sitar, or Bollywood-style theatrics. You won’t hear a strong accent in Pearl City’s music. In a city of confused religions, social and economic bifurcation, and almost two million living in slums, the light of Christ is shining through the vibrant music of a band called Pearl City Worship and their debut release, We Won’t Be Silent. Hyderabad, India is 8,000 miles from New York City and similarly distant in the consciousness of many around the world, but this City of Pearls and its population of seven million are in the midst of an awakening of global impact. Sometimes it takes a new voice, a fresh perspective, or even a word breathed from a land far away and a culture not our own to remind us just how grand our Savior is. ![]()
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