VaShawn MitchellCreated 4 ThisEMI Gospel (2012)www.emigospel.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.A fascinating moment on VaShawn Mitchell’s new CD, Created 4 This, is when he begins a medley of worship songs by singing the first few bars of his hit, “Nobody Greater.” The audience gathered in the Thornton High [...]
“Waiting” Carolyn Traylor Malaco Records (2012) www.malaco.com Carolyn Traylor (“There’s A Story Behind My Praise”) is waiting for her change to come. She knows it’s on the way, too, because whenever she gets discouraged, “I pull out the resume and I see how you always brought me through.” If that [...]
“Genesis”Christian Life CenterMass ChoirFrom the CD Live in Stockton- He Shall www.clministry.comTo a playful marching rhythm, the Christian Life Center Mass Choir of Stockton, California echoes the narrator’s declarations from the Book of Genesis in a variety of musical mannerisms, from melodramatic cascading vocal lines to typewriter-like staccato to an [...]
Deon KippingI Just Want To Hear YouVerity Gospel Music Group (Released September 4, 2012)www.verityrecords.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogDeon Kipping the songwriter is also Deon Kipping the singer.Released yesterday, I Just Want To Hear You, Kipping’s debut solo CD for Verity, is an opportunity for the larger gospel [...]
“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, [...]
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