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“Champion”Shekinah Glory MinistryFrom the forthcoming Kingdom Records CD Surrender(available September 25, 2012)www.kingdomrecordsinc.comShekinah Glory Ministry injects its distinctively gentle but confident praise and worship sound on “Champion,” its latest single, written by Ashaala Shanae. Opening with a litany of adjectives to describe God, the group transitions to an metaphorical exposition of [...]

Marjane’ Grateful J Jane Music Group (2012) www.marjanemusic.com By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. Stellar-nominated singer-songwriter Marjane’ (pron. Mar-Jan-Ay) of Hawthorne, California, wrote that her new eleven-song project, Grateful, “is part of a journey that’s had some rough and joyous times."     From the opening and title track, [...]

“Good To Me”Pastor Van D. Roberson PresentsThe Pastors’ Chorus of Bryan/College Station, TXvanroberson@att.netMore a quartet than a chorus in number of singers and technique, the Pastors’ Chorus of Bryan/College Station, Texas is comprised of six Baptist ministers, including Pastor Van D. Roberson.Pastors Roberson and M.O. Cooper trade leads on “Good To [...]

Angela Alfred-RichardsSo AmazingImpeccable Music Group (released July 10, 2012)www.angelaalfredrichards.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Never say never.When Houston’s Angela Alfred-Richards retired from more than twenty years as a high school teacher, she decided to pursue her life-long dream of recording a solo gospel album. She had been featured on [...]

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.What would life be like if God took his grace away?That was the question P&W singer-songwriter Stephen Hurd asked those who attended his live recording of O That Men Would Worship at First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.He then sang “Grace.” [...]

Deanna RansomNever Say Never…AgainLizaRan Music/NuVybe Recordswww.deannaransom.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.If becoming a true gospel singer means travelling through the storms of life, Deanna Ransom has earned her stripes by sailing through a Category 5 hurricane of circumstances.In her young life, the New Jersey-born singer has dealt with, [...]

“The Name of Jesus”Vonnie Lopezhttp://vonnielopez.blogspot.com Vonnie Lopez sings the stuffing out of this warm, contemporary worship ballad on the power and sweetness of the name Jesus.  During the first half, Lopez savors the name like sweet honey.  In the second half, she shouts it with the power of fiery gospel [...]

Michael CorcoranHe Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona DranesTompkins Square (available September 4, 2012)www.tompkinssquare.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.In He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes, Michael Corcoran unearths more details about gospel’s first recording artist than has ever been collected and written [...]

Pamela Johnson Destiny Resurrected www.pamelajohnsononline.com By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog Psalmist Pamela Johnson of Palmetto, Georgia, calls her album, Destiny Resurrected, the “soundtrack to my miracle of healing, restoration, and peace.” It is an expansive soundtrack, indeed.  Songs range from the questioning “The Me I Am” (how can [...]

Darryl HenryExhortation, Praise & EdificationRhema Records (2012)www.DarrylHenry.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Darryl Henry, also known as “Elder D,” does almost everything on his new release, Exhortation, Praise & Edification.  The Philadelphia-based artist is the singer, songwriter, arranger, preacher, producer, and even handles much of the instrumentation.  The album [...]