It's another day to take part in the #afritunes weekly prompt, which was created by the Afri-tunes community. I decided to take part in this prompt because I find it so entertaining due to the topic that was chosen to be discussed this week, which says Vocalist or Instrumentalist, Which is Best For You? When I saw this topic, what came to mind first was that these two guys are a single entity, but yet they are still one body because they work online with one another. They are the powerhouse of anywhere you can find them, either in a church or any setting that they can fit into.
Generally speaking, according to the topic of this prompt, one would conclude that they are music-related. Now, a vocalist and an instrumentalist—what do we say of these two? First, who is a vocalist, and who is an instrumentalist? I will try to shed some light on both for us to understand better. In simple terms, a vocalist is someone who sings. Singing is not a major type of song, but any type of song you can call it. While an instrumentalist is someone who plays the musical instrument, they also play for a vocalist to accompany their songs and make good tune for people to enjoy.
Not every singer can be called a vocalist, and not everyone who plays instruments can be called an instrumentalist. There are levels to these things. But for the sake of this prompt, I won't delve too deep, and I will stick to the topic. So for me, I would go with the instrumentalist. Aside from the fact that an instrumentalist and a vocalist are the heart of any music gathering, an instrumentalist also plays a vital role there because when you sing without an instrument and when you sing with an instrument accompanying what you are singing, you will enjoy it differently and the feelings will be very different.
To me, an instrumentalist can stand alone, but a vocalist cannot stand alone because, let's take this example. An instrumentalist was invited to a concert to minister and play music, and a vocal was also invited, and the both of them won't be using a back singer. And instrumentalists can still perform better than the vocalists because a vocalist still needs a backup singer to help them with what they are singing to allow the audience to flow, but an instrumentalist can just play whatever it is from the music instruments, and the audience will back them up.
For example, I was at a church gathering some days ago, and they were supposed to have a music program, but due to the fact that they refused to pay the instrumentalists that were supposed to come, they didn't show up, and they were just left with just the vocalists, but they could not do anything because the instrumentalists are the ones that will embellish whatever the vocalists sing.
They decided to continue the program without the instrumentalists, and it was not even up to 30 minutes when they started the program, it was becoming a dull moment and people were fussing, and they had to call the instrumentalist to come play music for them. It was not until they got there that the atmosphere changed immediately. An instrumentalist is a great asset anywhere they are, especially when you know what you are doing the right way.
An instrumentalist has the power to make an event even more sweet or dull, depending on the atmosphere and the event you are doing. Just like a vocalist can sing a soulful song, can an instrumentalist also play a soulful song, even with an additional melody and notes? Each note of the instrument has different feelings, aside from the voice you hear. In conclusion, I will always take an instrumentalist over a vocalist any day, anytime.