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JGM Pick of the Week: July 25, 2022
“Jesus Knows” Lisa Knowles-Smith and the Brown Singers EvoWorld Music (release date: May 13, 2022) By Robert M. Marovich For their new single, Lisa Knowles-Smith and the Brown Singers draw on key lyrics from the folk spiritual, “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen.” But that’s where the comparison ends. Whereas the spiritual is slow and mournful, “Jesus Knows” is rapid-tempo and optimistic. Propelled by a twangy rhythm guitar, Smith and the Brown Singers emote not from a place of sorrow but from a sense of spiritual happiness. Church aphorisms spring off their tongues with delight as they revel in the [...]
1st Annual Independent Gospel Artists Alliance Awards Winners Announced
Winners announced for National nonprofit education and mentorship organization 2019 Awards for excellence in Gospel, Christian, and Inspirational music by independent label owners and independent artists Washington, DC — National nonprofit education and mentorship organization announces 2019 winners for its 1st Annual Independent Gospel Artists Alliance Awards. The Independent Gospel [...]
Vessel – Christ Walker (EP)
Vessel Christ Walker EP Independent (release date: December 11, 2018) By Bob Marovich Although not all gospel music from Jamaica has historically been reggae-flavored, the artist known as Vessel infuses his praise songs with electronic reggae on his EP Christ Walker. Singing in a staccato Jamaican patois, Vessel is as [...]
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JGM Pick of the Week: July 25, 2022
“Jesus Knows” Lisa Knowles-Smith and the Brown Singers EvoWorld Music (release date: May 13, 2022) By Robert M. Marovich For their new single, Lisa Knowles-Smith and the Brown Singers draw on key lyrics from the folk spiritual, “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen.” But that’s where the comparison ends. Whereas the spiritual is slow and mournful, “Jesus Knows” is rapid-tempo and optimistic. Propelled by a twangy rhythm guitar, Smith and the Brown Singers emote not from a place of sorrow but from a sense of spiritual happiness. Church aphorisms spring off their tongues with delight as they revel in the [...]
1st Annual Independent Gospel Artists Alliance Awards Winners Announced
Winners announced for National nonprofit education and mentorship organization 2019 Awards for excellence in Gospel, Christian, and Inspirational music by independent label owners and independent artists Washington, DC — National nonprofit education and mentorship organization announces 2019 winners for its 1st Annual Independent Gospel Artists Alliance Awards. The Independent Gospel [...]
Vessel – Christ Walker (EP)
Vessel Christ Walker EP Independent (release date: December 11, 2018) By Bob Marovich Although not all gospel music from Jamaica has historically been reggae-flavored, the artist known as Vessel infuses his praise songs with electronic reggae on his EP Christ Walker. Singing in a staccato Jamaican patois, Vessel is as [...]
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“Good News for People Everywhere”Rick PisanoFrom Dawn of a Waking ManOrleans Street Music (2008)http://www.rickpisano.com/Boston-based singer-songwriter-producer Rick Pisano repudiates his transgressions and exalts the satisfaction of being saved on “Good News [...]
“Do Something”Bishop David G. EvansFrom Bishop David G. Evans Presents Automatic Praise! Livehttp://www.davidgevans.com/On “Do Something,” Bishop David G. Evans and his thunderous-voiced choir encourage you to praise God by clapping, [...]
DrewIn My NotebookDrew Music 2010http://www.drewmusic4u.com/Reviewed by Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Inspirational hip hop artist and producer Drew released his full-length CD, In My Notebook, on 10/10/10. His goal is to “break [...]
Chicago, IL -- Dreams on Screen director, Joel Kapity is giving Chicago area churches the opportunity to be a part of a major youth movement by being involved in the [...]
If you liked the artwork that accompanied the Texas Monthly's Blind Willie Johnson article, check out artist Marc Burckhardt's description of how he created it.Read the story on Marc's blog: [...]
“Rebuild – The Remix” J Moss Original from the Gospocentric CD Just James http://www.verityrecords.com/ The critical line in J Moss’s “Rebuild” – “we’ve taken what you’ve made and thrown [...]
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By Robert Marovich
In A City Called Heaven, gospel announcer and music historian Robert Marovich shines a light on the humble origins of a majestic genre and its indispensable bond to the city where it found its voice: Chicago.
By Robert Marovich
In A City Called Heaven, gospel announcer and music historian Robert Marovich shines a light on the humble origins of a majestic genre and its indispensable bond to the city where it found its voice: Chicago.
