"I Thee Wed"Jay McGeeFrom the Beacon Records CD I Hear Foot Steps 2002www.cdbaby.com/cd/jaymcgeeAs we enter June and wedding season, Jay McGee reminds us of his 2002 pledge of undying love, "I Thee Wed." Fans of Seventies smooth soulsters such as the Spinners and Stylistics will especially dig this retro-sounding track. [...]
"Heaven" Troy SneedFrom the Emtro Gospel CD In Due Seasonwww.emtro.comGospel music is resplendent with pastoral images of the Great Beyond. "Heaven," the third single from Troy Sneed's successful In Due Season album, offers yet another hopeful vision. Sneed's is a tunefully happy, anticipatory evocation of the place where the streets [...]
The Chicago Tribune reported on the ceremonial passing of the torch of Fellowship MB Church's choral legacy from Rev. Dr. Clay Evans to current pastor, Rev. Charles Jenkins. It occured during a live recording session Sunday, May 30, which was Jenkins' first as pastor. Previously all Fellowship recordings were made [...]
“I Found Love (Cindy’s Song)”BeBe WinansFrom the CD Still 2009www.malaco.comIt appears that BeBe and CeCe Winans’ long-awaited comeback CD Still has produced yet another smash single, number three and counting.“I Found Love (Cindy’s Song)” is a smooth BeBe solo with crossover potential to the contemporary R&B charts. “When I found [...]
From Mack Mason:Chicago Celebrates Black Music Month with a Gospel Music Symposium and Youth Gospel Concert! OPENING NIGHT - DISNEY TV MOM SINGS AS GOSPEL DIVA Mack C. Mason's THE GOSPEL TRADE MUSIC SYMPOSIUM 2010 kicks off on Friday, June 18, 2010 at 8:00 PM with an Opening Night Gala [...]
“Holy to the Lamb”Genita PughEternity Records Companyvids.myspace.com/genitapughGospel singer Genita Pugh (“You Made it Possible”) delivers a flawless performance on “Holy to the Lamb,” a simple, traditional piece arranged in a “rocking chair” waltz tempo. The background voices provide a suitably strong foundation for Genita’s straightforward vocals, especially during the dramatic [...]
TolumiDEMy LoveTolumiDE Music 2010www.tolumiDEmusic.comBorn in Canada, raised in Nigeria and now living in Washington, DC, the lovely female vocalist TolumiDE (an elision of her first and last names) has already made an impact overseas and in Canada, where she has won awards and nominations as a soloist and as a [...]
Lil BeezyBelieverSharper Brothers Records 2010www.sharperbrothersusa.com“New Alpha” is a track on Lil Beezy’s album, Believer. It means “new beginnings,” and while Lil Beezy uses the term in its sacred context, it could just as easily describe Atlanta-based Sharper Brothers Records’ foray into holy hip hop.Born Brandon Gooden in College Station, Texas, [...]
Sean C. JohnsonSimply a Vessel Vol. 2: FaithfulSelf-produced 2009www.SeanCJohnson.comOklahoma’s Sean C. Johnson describes his style as “neo soul gospel.” Without a shred of ambiguity, the singer-songwriter's latest project, Simply a Vessel, Vol. 2: Faithful, bears this out. Like the male counterpart of Lauryn Hill (although hopefully without all of the [...]
From Gregory Gay, who received the information from a friend in the Chesapeake Choral Union of the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses (NCGCC):On Friday, May 21, 2010, Mrs. Alberta Bradford went home to be with the Lord. A celebration of life for Mrs. Bradford will be held Friday, [...]
