The Arsht Gospel Choir Invitational is rooted in something deeper than just competition. It emerges from a long tradition of gospel music as a communal language in South Florida, one that binds ...
For the enslaved Africans, music – rhythm in particular – became a tool of communication about their conditions. Later, it ...
The Interfaith Choir Concert Feb. 8 at 2:30 p.m. will showcase the diverse traditions and unified voices of praise.
You may know Tamyra Kelly as the spokeswoman for East Allen County Schools, a sprawling district with 15 schools and 10,000 students. It’s not an easy job, but Kelly has other talents, too. On Jan. 11 ...
The Light 103.9 announces an uplifting holiday series, “The 12 Days of Christmas,” featuring beloved gospel artists sharing their most treasured Christmas memories and seasonal songs. Leading the ...
Chicago's living legends of gospel music continue to carry on their legacy today. After the first wave of gospel history introduced a new musical genre, the second wave also began in Chicago - marked ...
Onstage in Chicago in 1998, gospel singer Fred Hammond proclaimed, “It’s time to kick some Devil butt.” More than 15 years later, Hammond is no less fervent; this weekend, count on some righteous ...
Families who maybe didn’t have any holiday plans this year had Christmas brought to them at the Modesto Gospel Mission. On Friday, thousands of families and children were greeted by snow, Santa, and ...
Rock 'n' roll owes quite a bit more to gospel music than one would expect. Many of the forefathers of the genre, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard, came from the church and ...