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GRITS |
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 With their latest CD, GRITS tries to finally get some attention from the general Christian music fans, by employing the talents of Mac Powell, Dan Haseltine and other all-stars. |
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Richie McDonald |
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Remember "Amazed" and "I'm Already There?" Those were the two giant Country music songs that crossed over to the pop charts and became wedding standards. |
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Wanda Nero Butler |
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 Wanda Nero Butler screams and shouts her way through most of No Failure, her pretty intense new CD on Motor City Praise Records. Traditional Gospel enthusiasts as well as dance club goers will appreciate this wide variety of songs, which every now and then coincide with the beats and sounds we've come to love from contemporaries Kirk Franklin and Mary Mary.
Butler is best known as a stage actress, performing in a slew of productions over the years, including Evolution of the Blues, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Black Nativity, Why Good Girls Like Bad Boyz, and Angels in the House, among other plays and musicals. With such a dramatic voice-- the kind that could sing the phonebook and people would offer a standing ovation-- then it's no wonder and about time she offered music lovers an original CD to play in our houses, cars, workplaces, and churches.
Splitting her homebase between Detroit and Atlanta, Butler oftentimes has worked with and performed with other artists, like John P. Kee, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Vickie Winans, Angie Stone, The Clark Sisters, and Daryl Coley. In the black Gospel world, she's well respected and loved, but outside of that world, her name is not well known. Could No Failure change that? Possibly. A lot of her new material has crossover potential.
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Wayne Caparas |
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 We need more atheists turning to Christianity making music, because they seem so much more passionate about what they're singing about-- case in point: Wayne Caparas.
About twice a year, I discover a new artist for myself who is doing their own thing, which sounds like nothing else everybody else is doing, and this “new sound,” for me, is intoxicating. It's the kind of passionate, emotionally overwhelming, anointed-and-appointed music that comes along all too rarely these days, and on Wayne Caparas' “Gospel Project: Songs of Change,” I got that shiver through my soul I desperately long for. Caparas' music is honest, at times sensual (which most Christian music never allows itself to be), and musically diverse, complete with sax, fretless bass, and even some synthesizers used to good effect. |
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Spicer, Sean |
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 Sean Spicer recently worked with Latin singer Johnny Juarez on their Here I Go CD, and he is the rare guitar-playing songwriter who excels in multiple genres. Hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the world's most multi-cultural city, Spicer, who is endorsed by Gibson guitars and Digitech multi-effects, is a product of his environment, with the unique ability to create very different sounding songs, from reggae to rock to dancefloor jams, along with breezy pop songs young people would especially enjoy. Spicer's strong suit is when he's working with a particular artist and can help them make music that specifically fits their voice and style. |
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William Murphy |
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 From William Murphy, the songwriter of the certified hit single "Praise Is What I Do," comes a new song from a new CD, "The Sound," that speaks about racial reconciliation. "I Will Rejoice," featuring Nicole Binion, marks Murphy's continuous efforts to bridge segregation and prejudice in all areas of life.
"A part of my life's assignment is to purposely pursue racial and denominational reconciliation," explains Murphy. "With that at the forefront of the planning process for the recording of 'The Sound,' I invited my sister Nicole Binion to help me create 'the sound' of the Kingdom. This song reaches across both racial and denominational lines and pulls the listener into the presence of God before they realize what's happened."
Recorded before a live audience, "I Will Rejoice" is a heartfelt anthem coordinated brilliantly to defy the odds in a cold, segregated world. According to Murphy, "Nicole's voice is like fresh water and has the tendency to wash away the residue of yesterday and usher you into the new place."
"This song is sort of a follow up to my signature song, 'Praise Is What I Do,' but it releases something fresh and commands your soul to rejoice," says Murphy. "Nicole and I both impart the desire to enjoy the presence of the Lord without request." |
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