JsonGrowing PainsLamp Mode Recordings (2012)www.lampmode.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.On the cover of Growing Pains, Json (Jason Watson) is seen emerging face first from the ground, his face contorted in an exasperated expression, a bud growing into new life.The photo telegraphs the truth that pervades the Christian hip [...]
Roy Tyler & Raphael Saadiq – Redux
Roy Tyler from the Bay Area called to say that the video where he and Raphael Saadiq are performing at The Fillmore in San Francisco got messed up, but it is available again for viewing.Once again, ladies and gentlemen, here are Raphael Saadiq and Roy Tyler!
“Dream With Your Eyes Open” Combines Entertainment with Altar-Call Spirituality
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogDream With Your Eyes Open, a contemporary gospel musical written, produced and directed by Toussaint Duchess (right), combines entertainment with altar-call spirituality. Duchess, Founder and CEO of Toussaint Duchess Entertainment, spoke with TBGB about the chain of events that led her to write [...]
TBGB Pick of the Week: April 2, 2012
“Once in a Lifetime”Smokie NorfulFrom the EMI Gospel CD Once in a Lifetime(CD available April 3, 2012)www.emigospel.comAfter a decade in the gospel music spotlight, Smokie Norful looks back and wonders how he got over. He articulates his autobiography on “Once in a Lifetime,” a delicate song beautifully and wonderfully made. [...]
“Search Me” – Minister Kevin Lemons & Higher Calling
“Search Me”Minister Kevin Lemons & Higher CallingFrom the ParExcel Entertainment Group CD Destined for Greatness (2010)www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KevinLemonsHigherCallingIt’s nice to hear male-led ensembles cover vintage gospel classics. In live performance, Minister Kevin Lemons & Higher Calling give Edwin Hawkins’ “Search Me” a full-throated, no-holds-barred treatment. Driving, rock-infused percussion and the screaming of [...]
City of Chicago :: Chicago Gospel Music Festival Announces Headline Acts And New Festival Site
City of Chicago :: Chicago Gospel Music Festival Announces Headline Acts And New Festival Site
Voices of Praise – I Give My All
Voices of PraiseI Give My AllVoices of Praise (2012)http://www.nyvoicesofpraise.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Organized in 2000 by Delmark Joseph out of the First Wesleyan Church of Brooklyn, Voices of Praise is now a sextette that represents several different churches and whose members write original songs. I Give My [...]
Rev. Addie Wyatt, 88, labor leader fought for rights of all –
Rev. Addie Wyatt of Chicago died Wednesday at the age of 88. Among her many accomplishments (listed in the article below) was the founding of one of the city's first community choirs, the Wyatt Choral Ensemble, in the late 1940s. An amazing lady!Rev. Addie Wyatt, 88, labor leader fought for [...]
J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise – After This
J.J. Hairston & Youthful PraiseAfter ThisLight Records/Entertainment One (2012)http://www.youthfulpraise.org/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.It’s hard to be more musically energetic than J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise. Their high-octane, intense and dramatic full-throated singing packs more punch than a container load of Red Bull. On the group’s latest CD, [...]
Video Break: Godz MessenGer – “In the Storms”
Actor, singer and pastor, Godz MessenGer of Atlanta delivers a message of hope in the midst of the storm.
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