Isaac Cates & Ordained – Amazed
Picks: “Step Back and Watch Him Work,” “When All God’s Children (Mom’s Song)” (bonus track)
Picks: “Step Back and Watch Him Work,” “When All God’s Children (Mom’s Song)” (bonus track)
Johnny Ruffin Jr.Just Johnny (EP)JBP Music (release date: July 23, 2022)By Robert M. MarovichAlthough the EP Just Johnny is a solo outing for North Carolina’s Johnny Ruffin Jr., it has a quartet sensibility to it. Ruffin has a quartet lead singer’s vocal intensity, complete with growls, evangelistic shouts, and flights [...]
Regina BelleMy Colorful ChristmasTashi3 Entertainment / Altavoz Distribution(release date: November 1, 2022) Visit Site By Robert M. MarovichMy Colorful Christmas, the first yuletide album from GRAMMY Awardee Regina Belle, and issued on her own imprint, Tashi3 Entertainment, traverses mostly familiar holiday fare. Traditional carols and more recently-composed Christmas songs receive [...]
For as often as I’ve heard Chicago gospel singer Sylvia Fedrick, it didn’t strike me until listening to her EP Syl’s Combo 2022 that if you close your eyes, you would swear you are listening to a male high tenor like Maxwell or Prince.
South Carolina singer Sondra Busby might be a contender for the title of “queen of the vamp.”
Picks: “Always Peace,” “Waiting,” “Call My Name”
On Parable, hip hop artist Richie “Ace High” Acevedo chronicles his faith walk by leaning on his secular rap experience, with its emphasis on clever similes and incisive beats.
The overarching theme of So Good can be surmised from the artist’s moniker: Minister Redeemed.
Picks: “Heaven Help Us All,” “Bawo Xa Ndlalekayo”
Nona BrownSongs From My Journal, Volume 2Signature Music Group (release date: August 27, 2022)https://nonabrown.org/By Robert M. MarovichBay Area singer-songwriter Nona Brown’s new album is a follow-up to her Songs From My Journal, Volume 1. On this second volume and live outing, she sings her way through a stack of worship [...]