Gospel Music

VaShawn MitchellTriumphant – Deluxe Edition CD + DVDEMI Gospel (2011)http://www.emigospel.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.TBGB has already praised VaShawn Mitchell’s triumphant album Triumphant, but here comes the Deluxe Edition: the original CD in its entirety plus two new songs, accompanied by a DVD and new cover art. The [...]

Joseph Middleton of the Golden Era Gospel Blog just informed TBGB that Minister Gene Viale died.Viale, from the Bay Area and of Puerto Rican descent, was a member of the Cleveland Singers during the 1960s.  It's his voice leading "Heartaches" for the Cleveland Singers, a group he once referred to [...]

Gregory Gay of GOSPELflava.com reports that Lisa Burroughs Allen, an original member of the Richard Smallwood Singers, passed away November 23 in Washington DC.Here is a link to Gregory's article, which includes homegoing service information: Lisa Burroughs AllenTBGB sends its sympathies to Ms. Allen's family, friends, and to Mr. Smallwood [...]

“Stand Up”Michael BoykinVersatile Music Group (2011)“Stand Up” is a foot-tapping mid-tempo number from Michael Boykin of the Mighty Voices of Clinton, North Carolina. Boykin calls out the first line and receives the response of a high-harmony male group, possibly the Mighty Voices, though the vocal group is un-credited. The traditional-style [...]

Gregory Gay of GOSPELflava.com  reported that Bishop Odis Floyd, senior pastor of New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church of Flint, Michigan, went from labor to reward yesterday, Monday, November 28.TBGB extends its sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Bishop Floyd and the congregation of New Jerusalem.Read the story here: [...]

“The Blood”Rev. Stef & JubilationFrom the CD Just Like Sunday Mornin’http://www.jubilationinc.com/Rev. Stefanie Minatee & Jubilation promise to take us to church, and they do on “The Blood,” the first single from their brand new CD, Just Like Sunday Mornin’.It’s not Andrae Crouch’s composition but the congregational song, “I Know it [...]

HEIRessOnce Upon an Heiress Christmas (2010)www.facebook.com/HeiressWorldBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Heard of HEIRess?Whether you have or haven’t, this Washington, DC trio’s Christmas EP is a brief but blessed listening experience.HEIRess is Kiyanna (Kiki) Rivers, Kalilia (Lili) Wilson, Mumen (Mookie) Ngenge. The ladies look marvelous, sound marvelous…heck, even their [...]

“Inspired”F1 DiamondFrom the album LIFEMUSICSingle available on iTunesThings must be going well for F1 Diamond. On “Inspired,” the first single from his new album, LIFEMUSIC, the Christian rapper from Memphis is motivated and inspired by a list of things: by life, by God, by being free through God’s grace, by the [...]

Linda AgostoPorque Me Amas/Because You Love MeNWJ Productions (2011)http://www.lindaagostoonline.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.On Porque Me Amas/Because You Love Me, Linda Agosto pours a liberal helping of picante on her praise.Agosto’s all-gospel salsa album finds the New York native singing to punctuating brass and rolling percussion. Even balladic selections [...]

Various ArtistsMusic World Gospel Presents theESSENCE Music Festival, Volume 5: The Gospel CollectionMusic World Gospel 2011http://www.musicworldgospel.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Gospel music has been presented in a festival environment for decades, since at least 1938, when Chicago’s First Church of Deliverance held its first candlelighting service at the Chicago [...]