Tune to 88.7 WLUW Chicago Sunday morning, September 7, from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time for this month’s live broadcast of “Gospel Memories” – the soundtrack to That Old Time Religion.Not in Chicago? No problem. Go to http://www.wluw.org/, click the Listen Live button, and enjoy “Gospel Memories” from wherever [...]
From the Gospel Music Channel's Website:In June, Gospel Music Channel joined with Senators, Congress, The Gospel Music Association (GMA), and The Recording Academy® to launch Gospel Music Heritage Month. The dual legislation passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate designates September 2008 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month," honoring [...]
“Eyes on the Prize” Angela Spivey & the Voices of VictoryFrom the CD “Eyes on the Prize”Tecoa Records 2008The effervescent “Princess of Gospel” Angie Spivey is in top form on “Eyes on the Prize.” Channeling alpha singer Dorothy Love Coates, an inspiration to the Chicago native, Spivey fronts the Voices [...]
CommissionedGospel Legacy SeriesLight Records 2008www.lightrecords.comRemember these guys?For those who came of age during the 1990s, or first embraced gospel music during this time, it may be difficult to understand just how influential Commissioned was during the 1980s. At that time, Commissioned and the Winans Family spun gospel music around and [...]
James Fortune & FIYAThe TransformationWorld Wide Music, Inc. 2008www.gospeltruthmagazine.comFor those unfamiliar with James Fortune and FIYA (Free In Yahweh’s Abundance) – which means you probably haven’t listened to gospel radio very much in the past two or three years – it is a predominantly female vocal group (someone on Amazon [...]
“Thank You Lord For Mama”/”I’ve Got a Home”EnduranceFrom the CD I’ve Got a Home SCCME Records 2008www.myspace.com/endurance20072007Hailing from Houston, the Stellar-nominated gospel quartet Endurance may be relatively new on the national scene, but they are strictly old school, that tangy-sweet traditional sound indigenous to the American South. Carl Stewart, Claude [...]
VOWSomebody SomewhereJDI Records 2008http://www.jdirecords.com/VOW is a traditional choir with a 21st Century name and 21st Century panache.The choir’s first project for Professor James Roberson’s JDI Records of Los Angeles (label home of DeNetria Champ and Beverly Crawford) is a real gem. First of all, VOW sounds every bit like a [...]
“Stomp”Shekinah Glory MinistryFrom the 2008 Kingdom Records CD Jesuswww.kingdomrecordsinc.comWarrior worshippers stomping metaphorically on the Devil’s head and feet.That’s what Shekinah Glory Ministry’s “Stomp” is about, at least at first blush. An incessant thumping rhythm prodded by a bouncy, wordless call to battle offers an aural image of legions marching forward [...]
From The Sowetan:25 August 2008Khanyi NkosiRebecca Malope once again proved to be queen of gospel when she was honoured with a life time achievers award at the SABC Gospel Music Awards held in Durban yesterday. Overwhelmed by emotion, Malope who also won the Best Gospel Artist Award said the late [...]
Earlier this month, gospel hip hop phenom Canton Jones spent some time with The Black Gospel Blog to talk about his latest project, Kingdom Business.TBGB: Where did you develop your love for singing?CJ: I grew up in the Church of God in Christ, Thomas Temple COGIC in Pompano Beach, Florida. [...]
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