Listen to “I Will Tarry” from Bidemi Olaoba, Co-produced by Bidemi Olaoba, Joshua Akinyemi. Stream, buy the track, mp3 download.
Bidemi Olaoba sets a new benchmark for worship music with a single that stretches across nineteen minutes. The Nigerian gospel singer, known for blending Gospel Highlife with Fuji rhythms, releases “I Will Tarry.” The track dropped on May 29, 2026, via Olaoba Nation under exclusive license to ONErpm. Co-produced by Bidemi Olaoba and Joshua Akinyemi, the song expands a live worship moment into a full-length declaration. No official music video accompanies the release. The official audio is streaming on YouTube.
The track’s length is the statement. Most singles run three minutes. “I Will Tarry” runs nineteen. The title borrows from the biblical concept of waiting in God’s presence, and the song follows through. It builds slowly, loops through meditative passages, and never rushes toward a chorus. The production stays lean, built around live instrumentation that breathes. Olaoba enters first. He sings about refusing to leave a place of encounter. The worship leads repeat phrases, stretch syllables, and let silence sit between the notes. No bridge, no abrupt change in tempo, just a prolonged posture of waiting.
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Olaoba has spent years turning live worship into a career. The Nigerian singer, born Abidemi Ayodeji Ogunmolu in Lagos in 1991, studied Civil Engineering at Yaba College of Technology and Economics at the University of Lagos. He began singing in the choir at Christ Apostolic Church and later led worship at Redeemed Christian Church of God. His first single, “Final Say,” dropped in 2016. He built a reputation on energetic, highlife-tinged praise songs. His phrase “The Bible Says” became a signature. He has since crossed 100 million streams across YouTube, Spotify, AudioMack, and Apple Music. His Spotify listeners now span 177 countries. He headlines The African Praise Experience (TAPE) and has performed at RCCG’s Marathon Messiah’s Praise, Festival of Life events in Dubai, Dublin, Italy, and the UK, and The Experience Lagos. He started the monthly virtual worship concert “In His Presence” in 2020, which later expanded into physical gatherings drawing thousands.
Bidemi Olaoba – I Will Tarry
Produced by Bidemi Olaoba, Joshua Akinyemi
2026-05-29 • 1 song, 19 minutes
2026 Olaoba Nation / ONErpm
