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Existential: the New UKGospel.com? It’s the old UKGospel.com, actually…. (Part 1)

Existential: the future of UKGospel.com (Part 1) When I started writing this forward-look several weeks ago I opted to do it in stream of consciousness. It felt right because it’s setting out the UKGospel.com roadmap for – God willing – the next 5-10 years. Additionally, sharing my thought process this way lends itself to the feel of a story that’s unfolding almost in real time… … Continue reading Existential: the New UKGospel.com? It’s the old UKGospel.com, actually…. (Part 1)

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4 Retro UK Gospel Vibes to Mellow You Out

Sometimes kicking back is absolutely the right thing to do… Perhaps you’re in the middle of a particularly stressful life moment – or maybe you’re badly in need of some time out from a decidedly knotty Rubik’s cube of a problem currently getting the better of you. Maybe you want to chill out just because (and: why not..?) Whatever your story, here are four classic … Continue reading 4 Retro UK Gospel Vibes to Mellow You Out

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5 Inspirational UK ‘Gospel’ Tracks You Have to Check Out (Part 1)

There’s no way to sugar coat this. Over the years the UK Gospel scene has sadly lost a huge amount of incredibly talented people to the blight of an unwritten rule: ‘Christian artists should only write about explicitly Christian experiences’. (And of course you can replace ‘write’ with practically any creative endeavour whatsoever and get the same result.  It’s a deeply-held, strongly felt conviction in … Continue reading 5 Inspirational UK ‘Gospel’ Tracks You Have to Check Out (Part 1)

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Rejoice and Sing Unto The Lord: A New ‘Power Praise’ is Coming Soon!

It’s the announcement countless fans of classic UK Gospel Praise & Worship music have been waiting, quite literally, years for. Howard Francis made a large number of people very happy indeed (208 Likes and counting on Facebook at the time of my writing of this), as he confirmed both he and the equally-awesome Mark Beswick are (finally) giving in to massive demand and reconvening the … Continue reading Rejoice and Sing Unto The Lord: A New ‘Power Praise’ is Coming Soon!

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#MOBOGospel Part 4 – Lady T’s Thoughts on The MOBO Gospel 2014 Nominees (Podcast)

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MOBO 2014 – The UKGospel.com Specials

So, it’s that time of the year again. The MOBOs roll back into town for 2014, returning to the Big Smoke for the first time in years, with the event taking place on October 22nd.

And you can bet your house (or rented accommodation) that the ‘whos’, ‘hows’, and ‘whys’ in response to the announced nominations will – pretty much inevitably – not be that far behind.

What is it about the UK’s biggest Black music awards that completely polarises opinion across the board..?

In the fourth instalment of our special #MOBOGospel series Yinka Awojobi catches up team member Lady T for her take on the 2014 nominees

It got a bit heated.

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What’s The Point Of The MOBOs..?

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MOBO 2014 – The UKGospel.com Specials

So, it’s that time of the year again.  The MOBOs roll back into town for 2014,  returning to the Big Smoke for the first time in years, with the event taking place on October 22nd.

And you can bet your house (or rented accommodation) that the ‘whos’, ‘hows’, and ‘whys’ in response to the announced nominations will – pretty much inevitably – not be that far behind.

What is it about the UK’s biggest Black music awards that completely polarises opinion across the board..?

Continue reading “What’s The Point Of The MOBOs..?”

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Hello 2014, Goodbye UKGospel.com..?

In 2013 I seriously considered shutting down UKGospel.com It was an easy enough conclusion for me to reach: when I started the project back in 2000 it was one of quite literally only a handful of sites dedicated to featuring news, reviews, opinion and analysis on the UK Gospel music scene. Exciting But now, almost 14 years down the line, UKGospel.com is just one of … Continue reading Hello 2014, Goodbye UKGospel.com..?

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The Essential UK Gospel Tracklist – November 2013

Even more good UK gospel music for you to check out as the year draws to a close. For the final weeks of 2013 Street music continues to represent strongly, more great singer/songwriter tunes come to the fore and House, RnB and Pop music hybrids are also in the mix. Plus: Afrobeat comes into its own. Let’s get to it: Name: Distinct (follow on Twitter: WeAreDistinct) … Continue reading The Essential UK Gospel Tracklist – November 2013

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The Essential UK Gospel Tracklist – October 2013

The Essential UK Gospel Tracklist – October 2013

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I won’t lie.  I could blame a whole host of things for not posting an ‘Essential Tracklist’ in a while, but the truth is that I haven’t found much to excite me in 2013.

Some good stuff has come out this year but nothing grabbed me by the scruff of my neck, demanded my attention, forced me to drop everything I’m doing and get excited about UK Gospel music again.

Until now.

If I subscribed to conspiracy theories, my take would be that a whole bunch of UK artists decided to leave a whole lot of us UK gospel music fans waiting until the final third of the year before bringing it.

…And bring it they have.  Even more exciting is the fact that – in addition to the (pretty much inevitable) stream of Street music that continues to bring a spark to the scene, there’s some intensely delicious Soul, RnB and Singer/Songwriter stuff surfacing.

Anyway here is, in no particular order, some of the music that’s getting me majorly excited at the moment Continue reading “The Essential UK Gospel Tracklist – October 2013”

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[Free Download] ‘Riddim Culture Presents Ram 1’

As a subgenre UK Gospel Reggae has never really got the props it truly deserves. It has as many (arguably more) players active on the international scene as the more high-profile Hip-Hop and ‘traditional’ gospel artists.  But – like much of the wider contemporary Gospel music scene – it’s consistently under the shadow of its mainstream equivalent. Still, the Reggae Gospel lot are a hardy breed, … Continue reading [Free Download] ‘Riddim Culture Presents Ram 1’

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