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Damara Melissa – Beginnings (EP)
Damara Melissa Beginnings (EP) (release date: February 24, 2022) www.damaramelissa.com By Robert M. Marovich From Whitby, Ontario, singer-songwriter Damara Melissa evokes CCM singers Jamie Grace, Tori Kelly, and Nicole C. Mullins. Following a few recent singles, Beginnings is her first EP. Commencing her writing career to channel her emotions after the passing of her father, Damara expresses in the pop-flavored songs on Beginnings the intimacy of a soul transitioning from hurting to healing, from vulnerability to victory. The prayerful and self-empowering “Brave” is the current streaming favorite, but to my ears, “Invisible” is the EP’s highlight. This ballad about a [...]
“Going” – Christina Bell
“Going” Christina Bell Malaco Music Group (2018) www.malaco.com By Bob Marovich When I first heard the Shreveport, Louisiana, female gospel group Zie’l singing a Ward Singers classic a cappella at the 2005 Gospel Music Workshop of America, I knew then it would be a group to watch. Though Zie’l tended [...]
JGM Music Hour: Episode 130
Click on image to stream the show Episode 130 Playlist: On time – Bishop Larry Trotter & Sweet Holy Spirit Choir I’ve got joy – Reggie Campbell feat. Celia King Murray Bless the Lord – GMWA Detroit Chapter Choir Working for my good – Brandon Mitchell & S.W.A.P. [...]
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Damara Melissa – Beginnings (EP)
Damara Melissa Beginnings (EP) (release date: February 24, 2022) www.damaramelissa.com By Robert M. Marovich From Whitby, Ontario, singer-songwriter Damara Melissa evokes CCM singers Jamie Grace, Tori Kelly, and Nicole C. Mullins. Following a few recent singles, Beginnings is her first EP. Commencing her writing career to channel her emotions after the passing of her father, Damara expresses in the pop-flavored songs on Beginnings the intimacy of a soul transitioning from hurting to healing, from vulnerability to victory. The prayerful and self-empowering “Brave” is the current streaming favorite, but to my ears, “Invisible” is the EP’s highlight. This ballad about a [...]
“Going” – Christina Bell
“Going” Christina Bell Malaco Music Group (2018) www.malaco.com By Bob Marovich When I first heard the Shreveport, Louisiana, female gospel group Zie’l singing a Ward Singers classic a cappella at the 2005 Gospel Music Workshop of America, I knew then it would be a group to watch. Though Zie’l tended [...]
JGM Music Hour: Episode 130
Click on image to stream the show Episode 130 Playlist: On time – Bishop Larry Trotter & Sweet Holy Spirit Choir I’ve got joy – Reggie Campbell feat. Celia King Murray Bless the Lord – GMWA Detroit Chapter Choir Working for my good – Brandon Mitchell & S.W.A.P. [...]
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Rafeal RossNew Creation “Live”R2 Music 2009www.rafealross.comRafeal Ross’s debut CD, New Creation, is a praise and worship experience in a jewel case, the whole greater than the sum of its parts.Earning [...]
In today's Chicago Tribune, journalist Mark Guarino writes about the effort to establish the Chicago Gospel Music Heritage Museum and how gospel music was born on the city's south side. [...]
Jevon D. Brock & RestorationUrgent MessagesBrock Music Group (Release Date: April 13, 2010)www.myspace.com/restorationfansChanneling the sonic energy of second generation Detroit choirs, Milwaukee's Jevon D. Brock & Restoration will release their [...]
Here is the Evangel Celebration Choir, directed by Dr. Ray Allen Berryhill, in the 2009 How Sweet the Sound competition finals. The choir, from Chicago's Evangel World Outreach Center, was [...]
Gregory Gay and Anthony Heilbut informed TBGB that the beloved Geraldine Gay Hambric, the last surviving member of the famous Gay Sisters, died Tuesday, April 6. In 1951, Geraldine, Evelyn [...]
“God Loves the Hood”F1 Diamond feat. B. JacksonFrom the CD Pastor of the Traphousewww.f1diamond.comMemphis-based Christian hip hop artist F1 Diamond, dubbed the “Pastor of the Traphouse,” offers an alternative portrait [...]
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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.
