Gospel Music

Family Prayer – The Murrills (tbgb review)

2014-07-21T21:58:54-05:00June 8th, 2008|

Family PrayerThe MurrillsQuietWater Entertainment/Verity/Zomba Gospel 2008www.zombalabelgroup.comSpeaking of singing families, here’s another: the Murrills of North Carolina, fresh from their tenure in Donald Lawrence’s multi-talented Tri-City Singers. Darwin, Damion, Donnell, Andre, Roger and Arnetta dropped their first single as a solo group, “Family (There’s a Healing)” to gospel radio last December [...]

The Barnes Family Reunion II (review)

2014-07-21T21:58:54-05:00June 4th, 2008|

The Barnes Family Reunion IIThe Barnes FamilyAIR Records/Malaco Records 2008http://www.malaco.com/Who springs immediately to mind when thinking about gospel singing families are Motor City dynasties the Moss/Clarks and the Winans Families, and the Bay Area’s famed Hawkins Family. But let us not forget about another popular singing family, the Barnes of [...]

In Our Own Words—The Negro Spirituals Heritage Keepers

2014-07-21T21:58:54-05:00June 1st, 2008|

In Our Own Words — The Negro Spirituals Heritage Keepers: Celebrate the Completion of Oakland’s First Negro Spirituals Oral HistoriesBy Lily Kharrazi, Living Cultures Grants Manager, Alliance for California Traditional ArtsSent to TBGB by Lyvonne Chrisman“What they did not know was that a people who could not write their own [...]

Gospel singer Vuyo Mokoena dies

2014-07-21T21:58:55-05:00May 26th, 2008|

From an article published in the Mail & Guardian, Johannesburg, South Africa.TBGB says: Mokoena's death is a tragic loss for the South African gospel community. For anyone unfamiliar with the South African gospel scene, Mokoena, Rebecca Malope and Sizwe Zako are the equivalent in prominence and popularity to America's Kirk [...]

Chapter One – Dr. Charles G. Hayes & the Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir (review)

2014-07-21T21:58:55-05:00May 25th, 2008|

Chapter OneDr. Charles G. Hayes & the Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer ChoirMCG Records 2008www.mcgrecords.comNew chapter, new label, same electrifying gospel chorus. On their first project for gospel label legend James Bullard and MCG Records, the Mighty Warriors of Cosmopolitan demonstrate why they are one of today’s most outstanding traditional gospel [...]

The Light Gospel Legacy Series: The Mighty Clouds of Joy (review)

2014-07-21T21:58:55-05:00May 25th, 2008|

Light Gospel Legacy Series:The Mighty Clouds of JoyLight Records 2008www.lightrecords.comReleased in February, prior to the passing of longtime Clouds member Elmo Franklin, this retrospective – part of the Light Gospel Legacy Series – showcases latter day recordings of the Mighty Clouds of Joy, specifically their projects for Koch (Power, 1995) [...]

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