Jun 24 2009
Saxman Elan Trotman hittin' his groove Boston Herald, United States “Growing up on the islands I played gospel music in church, and also reggae and calypso,” he said. “My mentor, Arturo Tappin, also went to Berklee and showed me how to fuse those sounds with jazz. Then when I came to the United States, I was exposed to ...
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Jun 18 2009
The News Brockwell Gospel Music School ... Teaching one note at a time The News, AR In Brockwell, Ark., folks from across Arkansas and seven other states are spending their summer vacation learning, playing and singing gospel music at the Brockwell Gospel Music School. Founded in 1947, the school has brought the gift of music to ...
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Jun 18 2009
New York Times Rafa Rivas/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images New York Times, United States (Chinen) BRIAN BLADE (Wednesday) Mr. Blade, the most imaginatively supple drummer in jazz, has often incorporated folk and gospel music in his own projects, but never to the degree found on “Mama Rosa” (Verve Forecast), his new singer-songwriter album. ...
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Jun 14 2009
New York Times Christopher Berkey for The New York Times New York Times, United States TV on the Radio leaned on the funk, gospel and hard-rock underpinnings of its art-rock; Dirty Projectors (joined for one song by Mr. Byrne) turned African guitar filigrees, zigzag melodies and pinpoint staccato vocals into cerebral but effervescent ...
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Jun 13 2009
Stand by Them New York Times, United States Not taking a side on the issue of credit, Emerson writes that King drew on old gospel music “to compose” the song, but he also refers to “Stand by Me” as “Leiber, Stoller and King's.” In another recent book, “1001 Songs: The Great Songs of All Time and ...
Jun 12 2009
HOUND DOG New York Times, United States Not taking a side on the issue of credit, Emerson writes that King drew on old gospel music “to compose” the song, but he also refers to “Stand by Me” as “Leiber, Stoller and King's.” In another recent book, “1001 Songs: The Great Songs of All Time and ...
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Jun 08 2009
Supplying Shelter and the Gospel of Marx New York Times, United States By Naomi Wallace; directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson; sets by Richard Hoover; costumes by Karen Perry; lighting by Marcus Doshi; sound by David Van Tieghem; dream effects and fight direction by David Leong; music by Bill Sims Jr.; production stage ...
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Jun 06 2009
Singersroom News Chicago Gospel Fest cuts 1 day of music Chicago Tribune, United States AP The city's annual celebration of Gospel music started Saturday and will continue Sunday in Millennium Park instead of its usual three-day, Friday through Sunday, schedule. Festival organizer Pam Morris says that's because of the economy. ... Fantasia Reunites With Mom For Inspirational Concert Singersroom News all 8 news articles
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Jun 05 2009
Chicago gospel history Chicago Sun-Times, United States The Chicago Gospel Music Festival celebrates 25 years of soulful excellence this weekend with performances Saturday and Sunday in Millennium Park, and admission is free. A trio of headliners make this fest one not to miss: Donnie McClurkin (Saturday) ... Chicago Gospel Fest is in the house Chicago Tribune all 2 news articles
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Jun 05 2009
Chicago Gospel Fest is in the house Chicago Tribune, United States "The world is getting older," says Griffin, "and the world is coming to an end one way or another. When people don't have money, they feel their ego has been plucked. When you don't have what you need, who else can you go to? Gospel music has the power ...
