Kersten StevensInspire Me (release date: July 30, 2013)www.kerstenstevens.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogIf, as Harold Rayford says, gospel and jazz are first cousins, Kersten Stevens’ new album, Inspire Me, is a family reunion.Queen of the sacred violin, Stevens blends jazz and gospel with grace and skill, surrounding herself [...]
Various ArtistsChristian Gospel Work OutAceBeat Music (2013)www.acebeatmusic.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogWith more than forty titles on the market, AceBeat Music of Piscataway, New Jersey has carved a niche for itself in providing faith-based soundtracks to fitness workouts. One of its latest compilations is Christian Gospel Work Out, [...]
Tracy RandallTroubled TimesLavish Records/Tate Music Group (2012)www.iamtracyrandall.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogSinger-songwriter Tracy Randall is a “gangsta fo’ Jesus.”On “Gangsta Fo’ Jesus,” from his sophomore CD Troubled Times, Randall tells the listener he represents Jesus because His love and care demand respect and undying service. Baby Stone raps [...]
Fairfax Station, VA: Tanya Dallas-Lewis, Stellar and Dove Award nominee, host of The Music Box on Blog Talk Radio, and friend of TBGB, recently inked a distribution deal with INgrooves-Fontana via GospoFella Entertainment/Indie Extreme. This year has been a whirlwind of blessings for Tanya as she launches into the next chapter of her ministry, [...]
“God Has Been So Good To Me”Brooklyn All Stars4 Winds Records (2013)www.malaco.comThe Brooklyn All Stars testify that they may not have “a lot of money in the bank...or drive a Mercedes Benz,” but God woke them up this morning and told Old Man Death to leave them alone--they have more [...]
“He’ll Carry You”Mississippi Mass Choir feat. Luther BarnesFrom the Malaco CD ...Then Sings My Soul (2013)www.malaco.comTBGB’s February 2011 prediction came to pass: “He’ll Carry You” by the Mississippi Mass Choir is a single.Led by Luther Barnes of the Sunset Jubilaires, “He’ll Carry You” is a simmering church wrecker of the highest [...]
ClaraOpen Door Repertory CompanyOak Park, Illinoiswww.opendoorrep.orgBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog"I had to die in order to live."So says the spirit of Clara Ward in the opening scene of Clara, a musical on the life of the gospel star, written and directed by Jeff Award-nominated McKinley Johnson (Train [...]
“I Am Yours”GC3From the CD Breakthrough (released April 27, 2013)www.gcmuziq.comGC3’s “I Am Yours” is a simple P&W mantra of discipleship, hypnotic in atmosphere, led with passion (and evangelistic fervor in parts) while the music alternates between gentle and stirring. The harmonies are silky and mellow.Based out of Tampa, Florida, GC3 [...]
Los Angeles, CA - Under the vision and direction of Walt Whitman Jr. and E-Tre Productions (Eugene Bush), Soul Stories is a series of short films inspired by some of the life-changing circumstances that the Grammy Award-winning Walt Whitman & The Soul Children of Chicago have witnessed and experienced over [...]
Tim DillingerThe Baton: 1985Suxxess Records (2013)www.timdillinger.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogTim Dillinger blends his affection for, and knowledge of, traditional gospel with a commitment to gritty urban inspirational music on The Baton: 1985. The result is a mélange of hip hop swagger, rock, electronica, audio samples, and praise [...]
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