Tag Archives: Christian and Gospel

The Beautiful Effect by Wahba offers upbeat and uplifting worship in song.

While we waxed rhapsodic about the gentle breezes, hypnotic beaches, groovacious vibes and the overall pleasantry of a musical visit to the Cayman Islands, we also noted that the lineup of last year’s Cayman Jazz Fest had only a tenuous connection to jazz. This year’s is a bit jazzier, with …

...Emmylou’s voice like a bird amongst oak trees, flying in and out, occasionally perching, but always on the move and prominent.

Even if those weren’t the good old days, there were some damn good days.

San Diego alt rockers Switchfoot and Kentucky’s southern gospel Crabb Family presented a healthy picture of gospel music’s youth and diversity as the two groups emerged among the most honored artists at the 36th Annual GMA Music Awards, presented last night at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Joining …

The spacious, airy song “Amsterdam,” which opens Griffin House’s CD Lost & Found, announces that we’re in serious, sensitive-guy territory.  But though the tune recalls Sting’s “Why Should I Cry For You”, House has an earthy, pop-Americana style that ought to stand him in good stead in a mileu where …

George Foreman – he of the many sons named George, various food preparation devices, big-ass clothing line, and storied boxing career – is also a preacher. Moving into spiritual mode, Foreman has a new 2-CD “audio package” out called Inspirations, described thusly: George combined his love of music with some …

Is Sacred Harp singing the next “authentic” style to be popularized? The Mount Pleasant Home Primitive Baptist Church on the outskirts of Birmingham is a long way from Hollywood, literally and figuratively. So it was a little strange one Sunday to hear a group of people in the tiny bare-walled …

An excellent holiday collection leaning toward standards and the gospel-R&B end of the spectrum is Ultimate Christmas. Out of 17 songs only two really don’t work and unfortunately one of them leads off the disc: Boyz ll Men turn in an a capella version of “Silent Night” that combines the …

I am very sad for the Carter and Cash families as more terrible news has struck them. But the Cash recorded bonanza continues. I just received a copy of Artist’s Choice: Johnny Cash, Music That Matters to Him, which obviously was put together prior to his recent death. And a …