Soweto Gospel Choir – Hope
Picks: “Heaven Help Us All,” “Bawo Xa Ndlalekayo”
JGM Pick of the Week – October 19, 2022
“View the City REMIX” | RiZen | DAF Entertainment Group (2022)
Nona Brown – Songs From My Journal, Volume 2
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 [...]
“I Got a Story (to Tell)” – Re-Newed of the Carolinas
“I Got a Story (to Tell)” is a rousing quartet jam on the trope of the believer telling God about his earthly troubles when he gets to heaven.To a driving tempo and conventional quartet melody, the group weaves a basket full of church and gospel music aphorisms into a joyous [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: October 10, 2022
“Believer” Jenise La Vonne Independent (release date: August 26, 2022) www.jeniselavonne.com By Robert M. Marovich “Believer” is indie gospel artist Jenise La Vonne’s best single to date. It has it all: a powerful open, sturdy vocals, compelling lyrics, solid song structure, and chart-quality production. To a loping rhythm, Jenise declares [...]
Kay Soul – Connections
Kay SoulConnectionsOne Nation Under God Records (release date: August 19, 2022)www.kaysoulmusic.comBy Robert M. Marovich“It’s all about connections,” Chicago-based singer and model Kay Soul states in the opening moments of Connections. From there, the six-track EP explores the cycle of the human bond—from association to lack of linkage to re-association.Featuring the [...]
Ida Elina – Capital Letters
Ida ElinaCapital LettersHello World Records (release date: August 26, 2022)https://idaelina.com/By Robert M. MarovichIt’s a guitar…it’s a dulcimer...it’s a…kantele?From Finnish singer-songwriter and YouTube sensation Ida Elina comes Capital Letters, a collection of a dozen bite-size songs that span the spectrum from pain and questioning to profound joy.And on them, she accompanies [...]
“Wait On You” – Paulette Wright
“Wait On You” Paulette Wright Powerful Praise Records (release date: September 30, 2019) By Robert M. Marovich From the opening moments of “Wait On You,” gospel singer Paulette Wright gives the performance 110 percent. She shouts and squalls as the band plays an arrangement so '80s funky you’d be excused [...]
“Just That Good” – Anthony Adams and Confirmation
“Just That Good” Anthony Adams and Confirmation From the VRJ Entertainment album Trouble Don’t Last Always (release date: June 10, 2022) By Robert M. Marovich The male quartet Anthony Adams and Confirmation channel their inner Spiritual QCs on this mid-tempo track, which asks the rhetorical question: “Does anybody here know [...]
JGM Pick of the Week – October 3, 2022
“Holy” Grant Allison IV One Nation Under God Records (release date: July 31, 2019) www.grantallisoniv.com By Robert M. Marovich Once again, JGM digs deep into Chicago worship pastor Grant Allison’s catalogue and comes up with “Holy.” The atmospheric P&W outing is based on Philippians 2:10 and Hebrews 13:8. Its simple [...]
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