Outloud!Spensha BakerGeffen Records 2008www.spenshaonline.comSpensha Baker is fifteen years old, but her voice is twenty-one.I don't mean twenty-one in a Broadway-musical-belter sort of way, I mean an extraordinarily gifted singer who in her vocal curlicues and breath support demonstrates that she has training as well as talent. One can tell from [...]
“Hater Day” Canton JonesFrom Kingdom BusinessArrow Records 2008www.myspace.com/therealcantonjones Canton Jones earns the Pick of the Week again.On "Hater Day," young gospel hip hop phenom Jones of Deerfield Beach, Florida reminds us of the Golden Rule and applies the “turn the other cheek” philosophy to the 21st Century. He urges us [...]
Image of a ManMarvin Winans, Jr.M2 Entertainment 2008 (release date: September 30, 2008)www.m2entertainment.comMarvin Winans Jr. is going places. The son of gospel stars Marvin Winans Sr. and Vickie Winans (how can you not have talent when you have these two as parents?), Winans was a member of the young Winans [...]
The National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses closed out its 75th Anniversary Friday night, August 8, with rousing choral numbers by the Thomas A. Dorsey Mass Choir, special guest appearances by Chicago artists and congregational singing of Dorsey classics.A special treat was the introduction of Dr. Lena Johnson McLin, [...]
Various ArtistsThe Singing BishopsLight Records 2008www.lightrecords.comNo, you are not going to hear Bishop Paul Morton standing next to Bishop Albert Jamison as together they sing Italian arias and try to top one another’s high Cs on “Nessun Dorma.” In fact, the Bishops are not even singing together. The Singing Bishops [...]
Published on the Belle Report:If you would like to contribute to Rev. Wright's medical expenses, checks in the amount of $500 or more should be made out to The Kessler Institute. In the memo line please write: FOR TIMOTHY WRIGHT. Checks under $500 should be made out to Timothy Wright.ALL [...]
From the Associated Press - August 4, 2008CHICAGO (AP) — A landmark church known as the birthplace of gospel music has opened its doors for the first time since a fire two years ago ravaged the structure on the city's South Side.The historic Pilgrim Baptist Church played host Sunday to [...]
No Looking BackDamitaTyscot Records 2008www.tyscot.comThere’s something about Detroit in that it has parented more genre-bending gospel groups than any other city. The Winans. The Rance Allen Group. The Moss Family. Now add the Haddons. The award-winning Damita Haddon drives her Detroit family further into gospel legend territory with her second [...]
“Somebody Somewhere” V.O.W.JDI Records 2008“Somebody Somewhere” has all the makings of a gospel hit with long legs. The song has a beautiful and timeless melody, simple lyrics and message reminiscent of gospel songs written during the Golden Age, and opening lines aimed squarely at the heart. The incomparable Latoya Williams [...]
But, I’m Still AroundThe Roberson Brothers Reunion, featuring Pastor Van D. Roberson(private press) 2008For information, call: 714-504-7393Despite the fact that it is a privately-produced recording, But, I’m Still Here, a reunion of the Roberson Brothers, is visually and aurally pleasing.Adorned with vintage photos, including a 1961 promotional photo of the [...]
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