“Keep Trying”Angelia RobinsonFrom the CD Lessons in Love (2010)www.angeliarobinson.comAngelia Robinson grooved on a variety of musical styles while growing up in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. “Keep Trying,” her single about the trials of self-transformation, reflects her musical eclecticism in its echoes of modern R&B and jazz. When Robinson [...]
"He Will Not Change”John WilsonTopline Productionswww.toplinepd.comJohn Wilson of Mt. Vernon, NY has worked with artists from Rev. James Cleveland and the New York Community Choir to Elton John and Patti Labelle. His music career is paralleled by stage acting in performances of shows such as Tambourines to Glory, God’s Trombones [...]
Knowing that you, dear readers, enjoy the videos TBGB provides, here is Coko's just released video of "The Winner in Me."Speaking of winners, TBGB congratulates Brian H. Jackson of Euclid, OH; Thomas Matta of Erie, PA; and Tony Boyd of Montgomery, AL. All three won TBGB's "A Coko Contest," and [...]
Gerald HintonI’m On My WayDavin Records 2009http://geraldhinton.orgStellar nominee Gerald Hinton, formerly of Gerald Hinton and the New Redeemers, has kicked around gospel quartets since he was a pre-teen. His apprenticeship is telling on his latest CD, I’m On My Way. A traditional-leaning project, I’m On My Way features Hinton’s soulful [...]
“Are You Listening”Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United for HaitiVerity Records 2010 www.verityrecords.comThis touching ode – the chorus essentially a call and response between a Haitian in distress and the artists (“we’re here and we care and yes, we feel your pain”) – follows the format established by USA for Africa [...]
“Encore”James Fortune & FIYABlack Smoke Music Worldwide (in stores January 26, 2010)www.jamesfortune.usReleasing a string of hits that took up long-term residence on the gospel singles charts during the past two years, James Fortune & FIYA have a winning formula. “Encore,” from the group’s upcoming third CD, is the latest example [...]
From a press release:Gospel Music All-Stars Record An Inspiring Song to Aid Relief Efforts in Haiti“Are You Listening” features performances by GRAMMY, Stellar and Dove Award Winners CeCe Winans, BeBe Winans, Yolanda Adams, Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin, Shirley Caesar, Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful, Marvin Sapp, Karen Clark Sheard, and many [...]
“Like This”Jamie SimondGold Street RecordsJamie Simond began his professional career as a member of Walt Whitman’s famous Soul Children of Chicago and later served as a singer/songwriter for the Stellar-nominated male group Fortitude (aka NuWave). He penned their hit, “He’s Alright.”“Like This” is Simond’s solo single, a song about making [...]
The Mighty Clouds of JoyAt the RevivalEMI Gospel (release date: January 26, 2010)www.emigospel.comThe Mighty Clouds of Joy have come full circle in the past half-century: from the raw-shouting Southern California quartet scene of the late 1950s to the funky-disco sound of the ‘70s and ‘80s, and back to their traditional [...]
G.O.L.D.ChoicesGold Ministries 2009www.goldministries.netG.O.L.D. (God’s Other Living Disciple) aka Rob Howze, is an emerging artist from Buffalo, New York who blends rhythm and praise and holy hip hop seamlessly to get his life-affirming message across. His debut album, Choices, is an auspicious introduction, chock-a-block with brisk tunes and bracing energy.The title [...]
