Mera Owili – Give Am Praise

Bayelsa worship leader Mera Owili returns with “Give Am Praise,” a high-energy gospel anthem built for collective celebration and thanksgiving.

The single arrives as a shift in approach for Owili. Her prior work, including “Nana-owei Mbana,” leaned into slower, introspective testimony-style worship rooted in Ijaw language and Niger Delta gospel heritage. Yet “Give Am Praise” trades contemplation for momentum – this is music for standing, for movement, for rooms full of voices joining in. The production pairs modern gospel with African praise aesthetics, letting rhythm carry the weight. Percussion drives the track forward with call-and-response energy that feels native to church spaces, while the arrangement stays lean enough to let Owili’s voice lead.

Mera Owili is a recording artist and music minister from Bayelsa, Nigeria, known for her distinct vocal delivery and unapologetic commitment to proclaiming faith through song. Her voice carries what listeners already recognize – an anointing that feels lived rather than performed, forceful without striving for effect. On “Give Am Praise,” she doesn’t sing thankfulness as reaction to good news; she treats it as a lifestyle, a continual state. That distinction shapes the entire song. Praise, by her measure, is not conditional.

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