Just FriendsFulfillmentLacy Boys Music (2010)www.myspace.com/justfriendsjfNot just any group, especially an emerging ensemble, can secure as major a gospel icon as Inez Andrews for its debut project.But Just Friends is not just any group. First, keyboardist extraordinare Richard Gibbs, Inez' son, is a member. Second, the Chicago-based gospel group includes Gus and Chuck Lacy, Janice [...]
Leanne Faine & FavorServe the LordMusic Makers Recordings/Le’Riche Entertainment (2010)www.cdbaby.com/cd/LeanneFaineFavor1The album notes to Serve the Lord proclaim that Leanne Faine “is bringing church back to church music.” That she does.On her third solo release, Faine – famed soloist for the Thompson Community Singers and the voice of the choir's popular “The Holy Ghost," – [...]
Three cheers for the Gospel Keynotes, who traveled to Contingency Operating Base Speicher in Iraq to lift the spirits of deployed soldiers on Christmas. In addition to singing a number of songs, the quartet gave soldiers a chance to showcase their own talents. Check out the report from Spc. Megan Wessels: Gospel [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Sho Baraka is living unashamed. Unashamed of the gospel. Unashamed of his Christian lifestyle. Unashamed of a growing body of work that includes appearances on chart-topping Christian hip hop albums and a Stellar nomination, his second, for his own full-length release, Lions and Liars. Sho told TBGB via telephone [...]
Fisk Jubilee QuartetThere Breathes a Hope: The Legacy of John Work II and His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909-1916Archeophone Records (2010)http://www.archeophone.com/In the December 24, 2010 issue of the Wall Street Journal, reviewer Terry Teachout proclaimed There Breathes a Hope to be “the most important historical reissue of 2010.” I couldn’t agree [...]
“Psalm 24”Matt T.www.reverbnation.com/therealpsalmistkingMatthew “Matt T.” Thomas of Queens, New York sets the text of Psalm 24 (“Who is this King of Glory?”) to straight-ahead power pop, replete with buzzing guitars, ground-shaking bass and pounding drums. The insistent Christian rock melody and rhythm announce that the “generation of those who seek him” [...]
Hart RamseyCharge It to My HeartN-Coded Music (2010)http://www.nccfamily.org/Dr. Hart Ramsey wears many hats. He is founder and senior pastor of Northview Christian Church, and teaches at its two locations: Dothan and Montgomery, Alabama. In addition, he is a longtime musician and shares his preaching and musical talents on radio and [...]
Moses Tyson, Jr.Music Re-Mastered & Sacred Organ MusicTYMO Gospel Music (2010)http://www.mosestysonjr.com/If you missed Moses Tyson, Jr.’s Music the first time around, you haven’t missed it completely. The reigning Dean of the Hammond B3 has just re-mastered and re-released the eleven-year-old project, co-produced by Edwin Hawkins and Niko Lyras, along with [...]
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- Gospel recording artist Kevin LeVar married his longtime manager Shondale Bostick, of God Glorified Music, Inc., on Friday, December 17th. The wedding ceremony, held at The Strathmore Music Center in North Bethesda, Maryland, was co-officiated by the fathers of the bride and the groom, both of whom [...]
“It’s Christmas Time”Erica ReedEDP Productions (2010)http://www.ericareed.org/St. Louis’ Erica Reed - singer and restauranteur - contributes to the Yuletide music catalog with “It’s Christmas Time,” a relaxed contemporary piece reiterating the reason for celebrating the season. It’s delivered in Reed’s characteristic finger-popping style with multi-tracked voices chiming in antiphonal assent.Folks in [...]
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