Life, Values & Legacy: Our Chat with Efua class-peters of Downtown

We recently had the chance to connect with Efua class-peters and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Efua, thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to share your story, experiences and insights with our readers. Let’s jump right in with an interesting one: Have any recent moments made you laugh or feel proud?
This genuinely made me so proud to see the growth in my life and things come full circle. as I get older, I see myself responding differently to things and being much kinder to people in relating to people better this is making me super proud and is coming through my music as well and people’s reception to my Music has been much better and I genuinely believe it’s because of the heart that God is giving me to be a light through the sound as well.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
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My name is Efua, and I’m an Afro-gospel and contemporary artist. My story is one of transformation. I spent years chasing the spotlight, but when Christ captured my heart, everything about my purpose and music shifted. Now, what I create is no longer about recognition. It is about revelation.

What makes my sound stand out is that it is completely different from anything else you will hear right now. I love to take rhythms and beats that are infectious, the kind that make you want to move, and weave them with melodies and lyrics that carry messages straight from my Heavenly Father. It is music that draws you in on the surface but pierces the heart at the core. That is what excites me the most: the way God uses something as universal as rhythm to meet people exactly where they are.

For me, music is not just art. It is ministry wrapped in sound. Every lyric and every beat is intentional, meant to glorify God and remind people that they do not have to chase validation from the world because they are already fully loved by Him. My goal is to inspire listeners to surrender, to find hope, and to experience joy that lasts.

Right now, I am working on new music and creating experiences that carry that same heartbeat. I want my songs to not only sound good but also open a door for people to encounter God in a real, tangible way. At the end of the day, my brand is about more than music. It is about capturing hearts for Christ through sounds that are fresh, captivating, and unforgettable.

Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. What was your earliest memory of feeling powerful?

One of my earliest memories of feeling powerful goes back to when I was a child. I used to struggle with stuttering, and it often made me feel small and unheard. But the very first time I began to sing, something shifted. My stutter disappeared, and suddenly I felt this freedom in my voice that I didn’t have anywhere else. It was like God was showing me that He had placed something special inside of me that couldn’t be silenced.

That moment was the first time I realized that my voice wasn’t just for me. It was a weapon. Singing became more than sound—it became healing for my own heart, and later I would come to see that it could bring healing to others too. I also began to understand that my voice carried authority, that it could push back against fear and even against the forces of darkness. That realization has stayed with me ever since. It’s why I sing the way I do today, not just to create music that feels good, but to release something powerful that points back to the One who gave me this gift in the first place.

What did suffering teach you that success never could?

Suffering has taught me lessons that success never could. The Bible says in Romans 5:3–4 that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance produces character, and character produces hope. That truth has been very real in my life, especially over the past two years. I have struggled to sustain music, life, and balance, particularly with the weight of work and the challenges of this economy. There were moments when it felt like everything was too heavy to carry, but it was only God and His hope that brought me through.

In those hard times, I learned things about myself that success could never have shown me. I learned what happens when life presses in, how deep my faith really runs, and what it means to keep moving forward even when I feel empty. Suffering has taught me resilience, how to stand firm when things do not go my way, and also how to remain kind in the middle of the storm. Success can be sweet, but it does not shape you the way trials do.

What I hold on to now is that there is always light at the end of the tunnel. God has used every season of pain to refine my character, to deepen my dependence on Him, and to give me hope that goes beyond circumstances. That kind of growth, that kind of strength, is something success alone could never give.

Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. What are the biggest lies your industry tells itself?

The biggest lie that the music industry tells itself is that God is separate from music. The truth is that God created music, He had a plan for it, and He has been using it for His purposes since the very beginning of time. The idea that music can exist without Him is simply false.

Unfortunately, over time, music has been shaped in ways that can make it difficult for the Holy Spirit to dwell there. Much of what we hear today can feel vulgar or disconnected from God, but that is just a perversion of what music was always meant to be. Music was always His idea, His tactic to communicate, heal, and move hearts. When we remember that, it changes how we create, how we perform, and how we listen. Music is not separate from God; it has always been a divine tool for His glory.

Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. What do you think people will most misunderstand about your legacy?

I think one thing people might misunderstand about me is that because the love of Christ shines so clearly through my life, they sometimes put me on a pedestal. They see the beauty, the talent, and the grace that God has placed in my heart and can idolize that as if it is mine alone. But my heart, my mission, and my music are never about me.

I want my legacy to be a true one that points to Christ—His glory, His power, and His redemptive ability to change lives. The misunderstanding is that people sometimes make it about me, celebrating my beauty or talent as the end point, when in reality everything I am comes from my Father. My gifts are hereditary; they flow from Him. I am who I am because of Jesus Christ, and my surrender to Him is what I hope will define my life and legacy. Everything else is just a reflection of His light shining through me.

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