All Blog Posts Tagged 'Gospel' (10)

Q&A with Mississippi soul and bluesman Dexter Allen - one of the best 21st century blues and gospel performers

"Gospel and Blues will forever generate a core based following because of what they mean emotionally from a race of people."

Dexter Allen: The Blues Stronghold 

Mixture of Blues, Soul, R&B and Funk with blues being the stronghold. Dexter Allen born in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, and raised on a farm and grew up understanding that life can…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on April 25, 2021 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Q&A with Gospel music historian Robert M. Marovich, founder & editor-in-chief of the Journal of Gospel Music

"Gospel is most certainly an identifier for a specific genre of music with specific stylistic differences, but you could say it’s also a state of mind. More than any other kind of music, gospel music contains the answers to life’s problems—if someone chooses to listen."

Bob Marovich: The Enlighten of Gospel

Robert M. Marovich is the founder and…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 27, 2019 at 11:00am — No Comments

Q&A with Boulevard Gospel Singers (A. Diaz & G. Grätzer) - one of the most important Argentinian groups

"The Blues, when taken seriously, can be a meaningful reminder of common values that most human beings share when they’re children. When you’re a kid, you do not think about the color or status of the kids you’re playing with. You’re just playing, sharing. Remembering those values is central in the construction of an egalitarian world."…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on September 4, 2017 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with Onno Smit, Paul Willemsen & Michelle David (The Gospel Sessions) - another side of gospel music

"Gospel, soul, blues was always a force in our lives where we governed ourselves accordingly. Negro spirituals derived from the hardship of those who were being oppressed for the purpose of someone else's glorification."

The Gospel Sessions: Music From…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on April 20, 2016 at 10:30am — No Comments

Boston based David Champagne talks about Treat Her Right, Agnostic Gospel, Jeff Beck and Bob Dylan

"Life is chaos, art gives it form. So, blues and gospel are a way to make sense of and express experience. It is music that touches me in a way that other music does not."

David Champagne: Colored Kaleidoscope…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on October 28, 2015 at 3:47pm — No Comments

Interview with Austin musician Kevin Sekhani - entertains with heartfelt enthusiasm and poignant lyrics

"Blues, Country, Rock and Roll, Gospel and Americana are so closely related and it's influence pull from one another. The Delta of the Mississippi River is such a fertile area land wise, music wise and culture as well."

Kevin Sekhani: Holy Ghost Honkytonk…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on July 15, 2015 at 4:25am — No Comments

Q&A with singer/songwriter David Michael Miller - anchored deeply in a roots gospel, blues and soul foundation

"I have no fears for the future of the blues at all. Its in all the American Roots music we make and thats gaining popularity all the time. Its all good."

David Michael Miller: American Music

David…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on July 10, 2015 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Chicago bluesman Floyd Wilson talks about teachings, consolation, energy, healing of Blues and Gospel

"The Blues is a lifestyle. The Blues in general cannot be a fad because it is real - it is about the real life that real people are living so it never has a chance to die."

Floyd Wilson: Authentic Experiences…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on May 16, 2014 at 6:00am — No Comments

Interview with Italian singer Sabrina Matola - her unique Soul Jazz voice and presence impress the audience

"We're in the days of auto tune and digital musicians have left a void between the music and the audience. The human factor has been almost entirely removed from the songs."

Sabrina Matola: IL Blues Sorella…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 14, 2014 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Interview with Rev. Yolanda aka Roger Anthony Mapes, a versatile artist, activist and spiritual person

"Music reflects that process. Music is Inspiration itself. It is The Universal Life Force Energy expressing Itself as Music through me."

Rev. Yolanda: Divine Creative Impulse

Rev. Yolanda aka Roger…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on March 1, 2014 at 10:44pm — No Comments

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