Nigerian gospel artist Diamond Jimma delivers the fourth track on “GOD IN CHARGE” with “Esteri,” sitting between “Big Star” and the closing “Wawo” on the five-song EP.
The name “Esteri” carries cultural warmth before the first note plays. It is a Yoruba feminine name – the kind of deeply personal title that signals Diamond Jimma is stepping away from the broader declarations of “Chosen One” and “Big Star” into something more intimate and tender. So the record provides necessary emotional contrast within the EP’s five-track journey.
Diamond Jimma has always understood that a complete gospel project needs different emotional rooms. The “GOD IN CHARGE” EP has already moved through collective worship on “Mowa O,” personal identity on “Chosen One,” and aspiration on “Big Star.” So “Esteri” arriving at track four with a softer, more devotional energy gives the project breathing room before the final record closes everything out. That pacing shows a songwriter who thinks about the full listening experience rather than just individual songs.
His melodic approach stays consistent throughout. The Afrocentric production framework that runs across the whole EP keeps “Esteri” connected to its surrounding tracks without any jarring tonal shifts. So the five tracks flow as one unified body of work rather than a collection of separate moments assembled under the same cover. That cohesion is what separates a properly constructed EP from a random track bundle.
For fans of Nigerian gospel who appreciate music built around emotional range and structural intention, “Esteri” is the quiet room on an EP that earns its presence by providing something the louder tracks cannot.
Stream “Esteri” off the “GOD IN CHARGE” EP and tell us – is this the most personal moment on the whole project?
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