Tag: Gospel
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New ‘With Love’ selection by Miche again features soul at its finest for Mr Bongo – ‘As’ by Julius Brockington’s The Family Tree is a taster
The Family Tree’s version, of the Stevie Wonder classic As, is the second single to preview the forthcoming Mr Bongo compilation – With Love: Volume 2, compiled by Miche. The compiler came to prominence working at the audiophile venue Spiritland in London – he’s known for his musical knowledge and the programming role enabled the…
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Greg Belson is a leading connoisseur of ‘Divine Funk’ – the American collector delivers another heavenly selection of gospel wonderment for the brilliant Cultures Of Soul label in Boston
Showing once again his status as a leading connoisseur of killer gospel rarities, Greg Belson’s Divine Funk for Cultures Of Soul, is another essential compilation of heavyweights. Belson never fails to amaze with his depth of knowledge and devotion to some of the most stirring music ever recorded in America, also providing a wide range of…
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Damon Locks & The Black Monument Ensemble drop debut single ‘Now (Forever Momentary Space)’ – a gospel-jazz-hip hop infused instant classic – ahead of album for International Anthem
Damon Locks is at the helm of the Black Monument Ensemble and their latest slice of righteous activist-music Now (Forever Momentary Space) has dropped, for Chicago’s International Anthem label – think socialy conscious hip hop meets Black Jazz (or Public Enemy meets Eddie Gale’s Black Rhythm Happening, as an eloquent and knowledgable proponent explained it…
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‘The Sound Of San Francisco Christian Center’ is a hippie gospel classic praised and resurected by Cultures Of Soul
This amazing American gospel album reissue – The Sound Of San Francisco Christian Center – has finally dropped from Boston’s Cultures of Soul label. It’s a perfect example from 1978 of new forms of the genre that sprung from the Christian youth movement. Deano Sounds at the label explains: “The San Francisco Christian Center was…
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Rajan James’ ‘Impossible Dreams’ is a boogie influenced synth-pop gem and is the latest from Left Ear Records
Rajan James is a Jamaican-born English-raised musician and her Impossible Dreams have been preserved by Left Ear Records. Thankfully, both the unreleased full-length versions, including the instrumental, appear on a loud 12” single – the vocal is unique and memorable, so that instrumental will also give longevity to this and more versatility for DJs, it being…
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The heavenly Como Mamas drop third LP for Daptone
Following the success of Get An Understanding and Como Now, the Como Mamas have established themselves as one of the premier gospel groups in the world. Move Upstairs again features the supreme voices of Ester Mae Wilbourn, Della Daniels and Angelia Taylor and is out now on Daptone Records. The Como Mamas are part of the Music Maker…
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Interview: The Supreme Jubilees
World Treasures Music spoke to Leonard Saunders of gospel group, The Supreme Jubilees, about the welcome reissue of It’ll All Be Over (1980) by Light In The Attic Records. Click here to read.
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