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Algeron WrightLive with Family and FriendsEmora Music Group (2012)www.facebook.com/algeronwrightBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogSouth Carolina singer-songwriter Algeron Wright is a hard singing tenor whose recording, Live with Family and Friends, finds him sharing the Stevenson Auditorium in Orangeburg, South Carolina, with several top-shelf gospel artists.Among the family and [...]

“So Now’s My Moment”Psalmist Kina ButlerKAE DJ Publishing (2013)http://kinabutler.weebly.com/about-kina-butler.htmlGospel singer Felicia Coleman-Evans is among the background vocalists on Psalmist Kina Butler’s dramatic single, “So Now’s My Moment.”  The song, warmly rendered, is an effusive affirmation of God’s unquestioned authority in one’s life.  The lyrics and melody are biblical and complex, akin [...]

Monica Lisa StevensonLive in AtlantaPuretonez Productions (2013)www.monicazmuzik.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogAs her new album, Live in Atlanta, demonstrates, Monica Lisa Stevenson and live performance go together like bacon and eggs.  An unrelenting pursuit of the gospel highway has honed Stevenson’s vocal and gospel performance skills to the [...]

Chicago, IL (Wednesday, June 26, 2013): Chicago based record label Ashro Music & Media, LLC has inked a distribution deal with Entertainment One Music (eOne), the label enterprise spearheaded by Marcus Taylor, Director of Operations at Ashro Music & Media, LLC announced today, June 26, 2013.The first project slated for [...]

“Real”Tim Rogers & the FellasFrom the Blackberry Records CD Real (2012)www.pastortimothyrogers.com2013 Stellar Award nominee Tim Rogers & The Fellas move from introspective musing to gut-wrenching testifying on “Real,” their newest single and the title track of their 2012 album.  For the Blytheville, Arkansas quartet, Jesus is the eternal friend, and [...]

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogWaiting Right Here, the latest album release by Stellar and Dove Award nominee Alvin Darling, showcases the singer-songwriter’s Pentecostal church roots and years spent on the gospel highway as a quartet singer.TBGB talked recently with Darling about his music journey and the response [...]

Hezekiah WalkerAzusa: The Next GenerationRCA Inspiration (released June 11, 2013)www.rcainspiration.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogThe big bang of Pentecostalism occurred in 1907 on Azusa Street in Los Angeles when William Seymour held multicultural services in a warehouse there.  Attendees of Seymour’s services became filled with the Holy Ghost, [...]

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogWith such a star-studded lineup at the 28th Chicago Gospel Music Festival, the Main Stage at Ellis Park promises to be the most popular place to be this weekend. After all, how often can you see gospel luminaries such as Smokie Norful, Tamela [...]