(San Diego, CA) We’ve done it before, but never like this… Brent Jones is returning to the city for another Super Choir Reunion for local singers and musicians with a heart for ministry and music. He’s been keeping busying planning the release of his new album, Joy Comin’ and an upcoming tour –but not before […]
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(San Diego, CA) For the first time in history, and through the power of M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records, a gospel concert was held on the U.S.S. Midway in San Diego! This event, occurring Sunday evening, July 27, San Diego’s super talented Gospel singers—along with featured headliner and gospel royalty, award-winning artist Karen Clark-Sheard—brought “church” to the bay!
Without question James Brown’s musical influence and sound can still be heard and seen in many of today’s artists. Here are a few images of artist’s, that we, The Chocolate Voice agrees “Got that “James Brown feeling: The King of Soul, James Brown. Dan Aykroyd, who stars in the film “Get On Up as Ben
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Who is Missy Andersen? Many of us may quite not be familiar with her name just yet, but from what we’ve been told by photographer Todd Montgomery, she’s a San Diego based bluesy, soul singer who’s taking the world by storm with her original style of music. Montgomery, who admittedly loves photographing the artist, says her performances are
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Jazz at the creek hosts artists of all ages and levels of expertise proving time and time again, smooth jazz is a genre that is ageless, priceless and dynamic – and for the last three months it’s been accessible in a neighborhood haven, just off Euclid Avenue in beautiful San Diego, CA. The last
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NEW YORK—July 21, 2014 – Once again viewers are singing the praises of BET Networks’ award-winning hit gospel competition show SUNDAY BEST, with millions of dedicated viewers tuning in to the season seven premiere on July 6th. Hosted by Kirk Franklin and featuring new judge Kierra Sheard, alongside gospel legends Pastor Donnie McClurkin and Yolanda Adams,SUNDAY BEST continues its
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Universal Pictures’ held the official press conference for James Brown biopic GET ON UP this past week in New York City. Press received the opportunity to interview the films cast including 42 star Chadwick Boseman, Academy Award winning actress Octavia Spencer, Grammy Award winning artist Jill Scott, True Blood actor Nelsan Ellis, Rolling Stones founding member Mick Jagger, director Tate Taylor, actor Dan Aykroyd and producer Brian Grazer. Chadwick
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One of my favorite shows to watch is, Unsung on TV One. As a big fan of R&B music, I’ve often wondered what’s happened to those artist who at some point were popular with mega hits, then seemed to have vanished from the industry. In a press release today, TV One announced the return of its award-winning docu-series Unsung, the
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One of the best parts about summer, hands down for us are the music festivals. This summer, #thechocolatevoice headed over to the 2014 BET EXPERIENCE for FANFEST in Los Angeles. In its second year, the fun filled, jam packed music centered event was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, which served as a pre-party presented by the
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(San Diego, CA) June 28, 2014—The 10th Annual Gospel Festival has only just begun and gospel artist Brent Jones already has the audience members on their feet, clapping, singing, and dancing with him. The concert began at 7pm on Saturday at the San Diego Fab Fair, featuring gospel artists Fred Hammond and Brent Jones
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