“Clap Your Hands” – Batayah feat. Molech Dawid and Princess Davorah
The North Carolina-born singer has a voice as creamy and sweet as honey, and the incorporation of her children’s singing and rapping into the mix is done skillfully.
JGM Pick of the Week: April 3, 2023
“Lord, Do It For Me” Zacardi Cortez From the Blacksmoke Music Worldwide CD Imprint (Live in Memphis)
“Keep Hope Alive” – Earnest Pugh feat. Dr. Jamal H. Bryant
“Keep Hope Alive” by Earnest Pugh reminds that while “we shall overcome someday,” we must keep pressing on until that someday comes.
JGM Pick of the Week – March 28, 2023
“I Still Have You” Smokie Norful Tre’Myles Music / IndieBlu (release date: October 20, 2022)
Various Artists – The Voices of Quartet, Vol. 1
Various Artists The Voices of Quartet Vol. 1 Overboard Records (2023) By Robert M. Marovich Few record labels today pay much mind to gospel quartets, despite the fact that quartet singing was the dominant sound of gospel’s golden age and maintains a presence in urban and rural areas nationwide, especially [...]
TKE3 – The Maker & III (A Drill Tape)
TKE3 The Maker & III (A Drill Tape) GTG Entertainment (2022) By Robert M. Marovich Nigerian-born and UK-raised Victor Atuonwu is a producer and rapper known as TKE3. The Maker & III is his first release since 2020’s EP Amen. The sixteen-minute drill tape is a chill electronic mélange of [...]
JGM Pick of the Week – March 20, 2023
“Gonna Be OK” (remix) Tayme’ tee Independent (release date: July 17, 2022)
JGM Pick of the Week: March 13, 2023
“Fire” Kingdmusic feat. CASS From the album Perfect Love (release date: December 9, 2022)
The Gospel Compilations in Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium
By Nicole McCray Black History Month coincided with the release of the new compilation, Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium (Craft Recordings, 2023). Listeners who want to learn about Black music history can enjoy and rejoice in Black artists' impact on American music throughout history. Some of the recordings are [...]
“Get Up” – Cheryl Boggs
Cheryl Boggs’ anthemic “Get Up” is directed at everyone who has been hurt and hides their pain behind a brave face.
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