The Caravans (Inez Andrews, Dorthy Norwood, Shirley Caesar, Albertina Walker, Delores Washington) singing at the 2007 BET Gospel Celebration. Continue reading
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Category: Contemporary Gospel
8/10/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: The Mississippi Mass Choir – When I Rose This Morning
Gospel music has experienced a great loss with the passing of one of it’s legends – Mama Mosie Burks of the Mississippi Mass Choir, she was 92. Known as “Mama” Burks, the former lead soloist of the Mississippi Mass Choir’s gospel was born June 17, 1933 in Forest, Mississippi. Continue reading
7/27/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Keke Wyatt + Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers – For Every Mountain (LIVE)
Keke Wyatt performing the song For Every Mountain alongside Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers. Continue reading
7/20/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Aretha Franklin – What a Friend We Have in Jesus (1972)
What a Friend We Have in Jesus was recorded in January 1972 at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. Aretha Franklin (1942-2018) then 29 years old and Reverend James Cleveland (1932 – 1991) performed with Southern California Community Choir led by Reverend Dr. Alexander Hamilton (1945-2022). Continue reading
7/8/25 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Something Inside So Strong- ft Annatoria & Ché Kirah.
This is the live version of Something Inside So Strong ft Annatoria & Ché Kirah. Originally released on TBN as a powerful tribute to songs that have marked monumental moments in black history, music and culture; singer/songwriter, Junior Garr and choir conductor, Marsha B. Morrison, navigated The Spirituals Choir in a time of great uncertainty to give a message of hope. Continue reading
7/6/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Jeremy Rosado – Keep Holding On
Jeremy Rosado grew up in a large Puerto Rican family in Queens, New York. He got his start singing at neighborhood block parties. At age 10 his family moved to Florida where he participated in choir at school and church. At 19 he made it to the top 12 of the American Idol. Two years later he received the opportunity to open for Andrea Bocelli in Germany. Continue reading
6/15/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Moses Bliss and Chandler Moore – Your Love
Website Moses Uyoh Enang, popularly known as Moses Bliss, is a Nigerian Gospel Artist, worship leader and songwriter.He is the founder of Spotlite Nation, a Nigerian record label. Continue reading
5/25/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Oh Happy Day- Edwin Hawkins Singers
Oh Happy Day is a 1967 gospel music arrangement of an 18th-century hymn. Recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, it became an international hit in 1969. Hawkins’ arrangement quickly became a “standard” and has been recorded by hundreds of artists. It was included on the RIAA Songs of the Century list and won Hawkins a Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance in 1970. Continue reading
5/18/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Darrell Winn- There Is a Balm in Gilead
Darrell Winn singing There Is a Balm in Gilead at Family Worship Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Reverend Jimmy Swaggart arranged this beautiful rendition. Continue reading
4/20/25 O&A NYC EASTER GOSPEL SUNDAY: Daryl Coley- When Sunday Comes
When Sunday Comes performed by Daryl Coley was featured on Donald Lawrence‘s 1995 gospel narrative album Bible Stories (1995). Continue reading
