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Marvin Sapp – Substance
Marvin Sapp Substance Elev8 Media & Entertainment / Thirty Tigers (release date: June 10, 2022) www.marvinsapp.com By Robert M. Marovich “There is no failure in God” is an apt summation of the thematic content of Substance, Bishop Marvin Sapp’s 15th album and latest solo effort. Though varied in arrangement, the songs essentially come back around to messages of faith in God as the rock in a weary land. Examples of the album's varied musical palette include “Serve the Lord,” which Sapp calls a song “for my mother.” It has a smooth modern quartet sound with the classic kick drum backbeat, [...]
Apostle Thomas – The Resurrection (EP)
Apostle Thomas The Resurrection (EP) T&T Ministry Records (release: December 20, 2017) https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/apostlethomasthesanktifi By Bob Marovich Unlike the doubting Apostle Thomas of the New Testament, the Christian rapper Apostle Thomas of South Carolina is fully certain who Christ is. Apostle Thomas, born Thomas Leroy Morrison and also known as “The [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: April 1, 2019
“Reach”DOEIndependent (release date: March 17, 2019)www.doejonesmusic.com By Bob Marovich “Reach,” the new single by GRAMMY-nominated gospel artist Dominique Jones (aka DOE), represents her finest work to date, amidst a string of quality songs. It’s simply and gently direct, a prayer rising from an anguished soul that builds in intensity and [...]
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Marvin Sapp – Substance
Marvin Sapp Substance Elev8 Media & Entertainment / Thirty Tigers (release date: June 10, 2022) www.marvinsapp.com By Robert M. Marovich “There is no failure in God” is an apt summation of the thematic content of Substance, Bishop Marvin Sapp’s 15th album and latest solo effort. Though varied in arrangement, the songs essentially come back around to messages of faith in God as the rock in a weary land. Examples of the album's varied musical palette include “Serve the Lord,” which Sapp calls a song “for my mother.” It has a smooth modern quartet sound with the classic kick drum backbeat, [...]
Apostle Thomas – The Resurrection (EP)
Apostle Thomas The Resurrection (EP) T&T Ministry Records (release: December 20, 2017) https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/apostlethomasthesanktifi By Bob Marovich Unlike the doubting Apostle Thomas of the New Testament, the Christian rapper Apostle Thomas of South Carolina is fully certain who Christ is. Apostle Thomas, born Thomas Leroy Morrison and also known as “The [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: April 1, 2019
“Reach”DOEIndependent (release date: March 17, 2019)www.doejonesmusic.com By Bob Marovich “Reach,” the new single by GRAMMY-nominated gospel artist Dominique Jones (aka DOE), represents her finest work to date, amidst a string of quality songs. It’s simply and gently direct, a prayer rising from an anguished soul that builds in intensity and [...]
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“The Corinthian Song”Micah StampleyOriginally from the CD Ransomed Interface Entertainment/Central South Distribution 2009http://www.micahstampley.org/V. Michael McKay’s majestic anthem to the power of God in man is ideally suited for Micah Stampley’s [...]
Minister JohnsonWhat Will My Legacy Be? Minister Johnson Catalog, Volume 1Psalms Way Music Ministry Publishing 2009www.theministerjohnsoncatalog.comIn October 2007, Lamont Johnson was sitting in the back row of the St. Paul Missionary [...]
“I Believe”James Fortune, Shawn McLemore & Zacardi CortezFrom Kerry Douglas Presents Gospel Mix Volume IV Blacksmoke Music Worldwide 2010www.myspace.com/blacksmokemusicworldwideOn “I Believe,” James Fortune blends his plaintive preacher voice with Shawn [...]
Fred Hammond Family Entertainment PresentsLife in the WordfHammond Family Entertainment 2010http://www.fhammondfamilyent.com/Life in the Word is the first project to be released by iconic gospel artist Fred Hammond on his new [...]
“Lord, You’ve Been Good”JAIAFrom the CD Just As I Am (2010)www.cdbaby.com/Artist/JaiaOklahoma City’s gospel sweethearts Lynda Knox and Lisa Davis, better known as JAIA (Just As I Am) are taking South Africa [...]
“Moving Forward”Feat. Joann Rosario Condrey & Tye TribbettFrom the Tyscot CD Coco Brother Live Presents Stand 2010http://www.tyscot.com/“Moving Forward” is a track from radio host Corey “Coco Brother” Condrey’s first-ever various [...]
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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.
