“Breaking Free”Vannessa ForbesBNL Music Group (2013)https://soundcloud.com/vforbesmusic“Breaking Free” is a breezy R&B-infused testament to the power of change.Vannessa Forbes, a 20-year-old gospel singer from Jamaica (not all music from Jamaica is reggae!), tells the listener in a breathy, attractive voice how she gazed in the mirror and did not like what [...]
“1 On 1”Zacardi CortezFrom the forthcoming CD Kerry Douglas Presents Gospel Mix Vol. VI(available August 20, 2013)www.zacardicortez.comThose who know Zacardi Cortez only from his intense vocalizing on James Fortune & FIYA’s “The Blood” will be surprised to hear his rich, balladeer side. Like “Every Promise,” Cortez’s duet with Lalah Hathaway, [...]
Zadella "Mama" Curtis informed The Black Gospel Blog today that Bobby Hurd of Atlanta, award-winning gospel producer, radio and television host, and co-chair of the Quartet Division of the Gospel Music Workshop of America, passed away today at 12:45 p.m.More information will be forthcoming as we receive it. Meanwhile, we [...]
Shekinah Glory MinistrySurrender (DVD)Kingdom Recordswww.kingdomrecordsinc.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogIn director Joel Kapity’s hands, the DVD companion to Shekinah Glory Ministry’s 2012 CD release, Surrender, is not the standard gospel video: it’s a motion picture. Going beyond the typical treatment, Kapity turns the colorful nuances of the Shekinah Glory [...]
“Irreplaceable”Darlene McCoyFrom the forthcoming CD Darlene McCoy Presents Random Foolishness (A Hilarious Parody Album)(Album available August 6, 2013)Working as her alter ego, Peace Ann Love (pron. Pee-at-chay Ann Low-vey), singer and radio host Darlene McCoy is gospel music’s Weird Al Yankovic with her parodies of gospel and R&B hits.In the [...]
Dr. E. LaQuint Weaver II & the Hallelujah SingersThankfulBurnin’ Fiyah Records (2013)By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogDr. E. LaQuint Weaver II and the Hallelujah Singers define their sound as “jazzy traditional gospel with a modern day twist.” That sums up their latest release, Thankful, with a capital T.The [...]
From Bruce Knight of Push-It News:Memphis, TN - July 3, 2013It is with a great sadness to report that Kevin "DJ Soni D" Allen, Sr. was involved in an automobile accident that took his life on Monday, July 1, 2013 in Hinkley, California. He is survived by his 4 children, [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.On June 11, 2013, LeChateau Earl Records released Spiritual Sketches, a collaboration on the spirituals between operatic tenor Lawrence Brownlee and producer-arranger Damien Sneed. Sneed’s artful arrangements and Brownlee’s demonstrative vocals are breathing new life into one of the most original American art [...]
"I Can Dance" Brent Jones feat. the Orange County Gospel Choir Available on iTunes (July 16, 2013) “You know, I’ve been in the church all my life and people have said worship is a slow song. You’re WRONGGGG!” So declares Brent Jones, Grammy and Stellar Award nominated recording artist, producer, [...]
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 [...]
