“He Knows How Much We Can Bear” – Eddie Ruth Bradford
Like hymns and early gospel songs. “He Knows Just How Much You Can Bear,” written in 1941 by Phyllis Hall and published by Roberta Martin, is as durable as an eighteenth-century armoire.
Muriel Mwamba – Lesa Alomfwa
Talking drums and bansuri meet saxophone and piano on the journey to spiritual healing.
JGM Pick of the Week: January 23, 2024
Reggie Campbell has been in the independent gospel music community for some time—JGM reviewed his 2014 single “I’ve Got Joy”—but “In My Arms” is his best release to date.
“Been Good” – Lil Prince & Company
The acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree: Lil Prince’s group sings in the tradition of his father's Gospel Hi-Lites.
JGM Pick of the Week – January 17, 2024
“My Life” The Flint Cavaliers feat. Minister Tim White and Minister Darnell Williams Independent (release date: January 1, 2024)
JGM Music Hour – Episode 176
This episode includes music reviewed on the Journal of Gospel Music between mid-December 2023 and late January 2024.
JGM Pick of the Week – January 10, 2024
“On Time” Ashford Sanders Ashyashh Music LLC (release date: January 23, 2023)
Out of the Whirlwind – Gospel Gumbo
From Chicago’s South Side, Out of the Whirlwind is a band of six singers and musicians whose gumbo, as in the title of their sixteen-track album, Gospel Gumbo, is a musical mix of gospel, CCM, jazz, blues, folk, funk, R&B and rock.
JGM Music Hour – Episode 175
Nearly two hours of holiday music released recently by gospel artists, most of them independent artists.
Best CDs, Singles and Historic Reissues of 2023
The Journal of Gospel Music presents its "Best Of 2023" list in the categories of singles, albums, and historical reissues.
