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“Class Clown” – Mandala
“Class Clown”MandalaIndependent (release date: December 17, 2021)https://mandalaraps.com/ By Robert M. Marovich Born in Joliet, Illinois, Mandala is a self-proclaimed “radical” Catholic rapper who uses the fire and brimstone rhymes of Protestant holy hip-hop to wage legit war against the world’s wrongs. As a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (my alma mater), Mandala would have been brought up with the hymnbook and the greatest hits of the St. Louis Jesuits. Instead, he’s done a 180 into hip-hop. His singles include “American Pope,” the title track of his mid-2021 debut album, which combines serious subjects and personal testimony with Catholic [...]
Rev. Elijah Baker Sr. – Palm of His Hand
Rev. Elijah Baker Sr. Palm of His Hand (EP) Ambitious Records (release date: September 9, 2017) By Bob Marovich Anyone who thinks traditional gospel quartet is dead and gone hasn’t heard the Reverend Elijah Baker Sr.’s Palm of His Hand. The octogenarian Baker, together with background vocalists that sound for [...]
Renee’ Austin – Songbirds & Angels
Renee’ Austin Songbirds & Angels (Release Date: April 7, 2018) www.reneeaustin.org By Bob Marovich In 2005, blue-eyed blues and soul songstress Renee’ Austin was a rising star in the music business. She had signed a record deal with Blind Big Records, shared the stage with top charting artists, and was featured [...]
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“Class Clown” – Mandala
“Class Clown”MandalaIndependent (release date: December 17, 2021)https://mandalaraps.com/ By Robert M. Marovich Born in Joliet, Illinois, Mandala is a self-proclaimed “radical” Catholic rapper who uses the fire and brimstone rhymes of Protestant holy hip-hop to wage legit war against the world’s wrongs. As a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (my alma mater), Mandala would have been brought up with the hymnbook and the greatest hits of the St. Louis Jesuits. Instead, he’s done a 180 into hip-hop. His singles include “American Pope,” the title track of his mid-2021 debut album, which combines serious subjects and personal testimony with Catholic [...]
Rev. Elijah Baker Sr. – Palm of His Hand
Rev. Elijah Baker Sr. Palm of His Hand (EP) Ambitious Records (release date: September 9, 2017) By Bob Marovich Anyone who thinks traditional gospel quartet is dead and gone hasn’t heard the Reverend Elijah Baker Sr.’s Palm of His Hand. The octogenarian Baker, together with background vocalists that sound for [...]
Renee’ Austin – Songbirds & Angels
Renee’ Austin Songbirds & Angels (Release Date: April 7, 2018) www.reneeaustin.org By Bob Marovich In 2005, blue-eyed blues and soul songstress Renee’ Austin was a rising star in the music business. She had signed a record deal with Blind Big Records, shared the stage with top charting artists, and was featured [...]
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“Making a Way”Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson & the Spiritual VoicesFrom the CD Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson Presents: The Rising Stars of Quartet, Vol. 1www.malaco.comA quartet singer since the age of five, when [...]
Shirley BellGod Can Do Anything!OverBoard Records 2009http://www.spbmusic.net/You know the saying, “It takes years to become an overnight success?” Shirley Bell can testify.Her debut CD, God Can Do Anything, comes after [...]
Tune to 88.7 WLUW Chicago this Sunday morning, April 5, from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time for the monthly live broadcast of “Gospel Memories” – the soundtrack to That [...]
Jimmy & Debora RouseWould You Be Ready?www.jimmyanddeborarouse.comHusband and wife singing teams have been de rigueur in gospel music for as far back as the memory can travel. When it comes [...]
Press Release from Grace Media Services: (thanks to Chicago's Gregory Gay for sharing this information with TBGB).Beloved Gospel music pioneer Vera Jean Eskridge Jenkins goes home to be with the [...]
“The Love of God”Soul StirrersFrom the Malaco Records CD A Soul Stirring Reunion 2008www.malaco.comIn the early 1950s, Sam Cooke transformed the Soul Stirrers' sound from hypnotic harmonies and dueling lead [...]
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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.
