Benita WashingtonThe Word RemainsShanachie 2010www.shanachie.comIn the album notes to her third CD, The Word Remains, Benita Washington is described as having a “diverse elegance.”That is as good a way as any to sum up the talent of the former Gospel Dream winner. She can sing lithe and lovely or bluesy [...]
For more than four decades, the Rance Allen Group has inspired and energized people from all walks of life with its spirited, R&B-infused gospel music. Rance Allen chatted with TBGB recently about his start in gospel music and the group’s upcoming live recording July 16 in his hometown of Detroit.Allen [...]
Charles McPhatterLife SongsSelf Released 2009www.charlesmcphatter.comCharles McPhatter, former member of gospel group Devotion and part of Christopher Page’s sanctified-sliding Dream Keepers’ Ensemble, released his sophomore project, Life Songs, late last year. The eleven contemporary gospel tracks on Life Songs are easy like Sunday morning, pleasant and optimistic in both lyric and [...]
Deitrick Haddon presents Voices of UnityBlessed & Cursed – Motion Picture SoundtrackTyscot Records 2010www.tyscot.comDeitrick Haddon’s debut film, Blessed & Cursed, won’t be in stores until July 27, 2010, but the soundtrack is available right now.And what a soundtrack it is. Blessed & Cursed is a veritable treat for the ears, [...]
“Are We a Nation?”Sweet Honey in the Rockwww.sweethoney.comavailable at www.cdbaby.comIndividually and collectively, the founding and current members of acclaimed a cappella vocal group Sweet Honey in the Rock have been on the front line of the nation’s civil rights struggles for more than five decades. Today the group focuses its [...]
Individually, world-class musicians and singers Gerald Haddon, Teddy Campbell, Warryn Campbell, Nisan Stewart, John "Jubu" Smith, Charlie Bereal, Craig Brockman and Eric Seats have racked up Grammy Awards, American Music Awards, and have been nominated for Stellar and Dove Awards.But in 2006, as contemporary quartet the Soul Seekers, the group [...]
“Praise”Jai ReedFrom the forthcoming TLR Entertainment album Jai Reed (2010)www.tlrentertainment.comNew Orleans native son and Stellar-nominated gospel artist Jai Reed is releasing his third album, the self-titled Jai Reed, for TLR Entertainment. “Praise,” the first single culled from the album, is a live performance that demonstrates Reed’s penchant for blending traditional [...]
Gospel artist Ami Rushes paid a visit to Chicago to host a listening party for her newly released CD, Testify. Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones was host for the event, held this evening (June 28) at the House of Blues.Among Chicago's traditional singers present to support Ami at her release event [...]
"God Is Able”Phil TarverFrom the Kingdom Records CD Place of Worship (release date: June 29, 2010)www.kingdomrecordsinc.comPopular praise and worship leader Phil Tarver of Shekinah Glory Ministry, whose “Better than That” lit up the radio with its effusive, bouncy charm, now channels his inner Luther Vandross on this gentle gospel ballad. [...]
Eddie James PresentsVictory: The Best of Phoenix Mass ChoirEddie James Ministries/Fresh Wine Records 2010www.ejworship.orgThe Phoenix Mass Choir, founded by praise and worship maestro Eddie James, who also serves as the group's vocalist and principal songwriter, is a big-voiced ensemble that delivers the smooth, rich harmonic sound that has come to [...]
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