Of all the stars in the gospel firmament, few have shone brighter or more enduringly than Doctor Albertina Walker. In fact, her personal history reads almost like the story of Gospel music itself. As a young women, she was the protege and confidante of Gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. Her career has spanned four decades and beyond and she has seen the release of more than 60 albums. She has received every music award imaginable including Grammy, Stellar and GMWA awards. She has packed churches and concert halls from coast to coast and sold countless records. With a career of over 55 years, she is undisputedly recognized as a pioneer of Gospel music, "The Queen of Gospel.
Albertina Walker, hailed as the Queen of Gospel, was born in 1929 in Chicago, IL. At the age of four, Albertina began singing in the Children’s Choir of the West Point Baptist Church. She sang with the Williams Singers and toured with Willie Webb and the Robert Anderson Singers. In 1951, at just twenty-two years of age, Ms. Walker organized her own group, the world famous Caravans. Albertina’s discovery of new talent rightfully earned her the title The Star Maker. The Caravans launched the careers of many major gospel music stars. After a stellar career with the Caravans, Albertina went on to a phenomenal success as a solo artist in 1975. She has recorded over 60 albums and is committed to the preservation of gospel music and the enhancement of the human experience. Ms. Walker’s personal and television appearances worldwide are too numerous to mention. Albertina’s gift in music ministry and unselfish commitment to humanity for over six decades have earned her many awards and honors. Her unselfish devotion, contributions and love for gospel music have truly earned her the historical rank as the Queen of Gospel. Exuberating her message of faith in God,
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Revelations is the signature choreographic work of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. It was first produced by Alvin Ailey Dance Theater in New York City, New York on January 31, 1960. Revelations tells the story of African-American faith and tenacity from slavery to freedom through a suite of dances set to spirituals and blues music. Revelations is divided into three sections "Pilgrim of Sorrow", "Take Me To The Water" and "Move, Members, Move!" Pilgrim of Sorrow The opening section of Revelations. Ailey described this section as "songs that yearn for deliverance, that speak of trouble and of this world's trials and tribulations." The somber musical mood is reflected in abstract gestures with heads bowed and weighted bodies reaching powerfully upward. Muted lighting effects and brown and skin toned costuming aid in this. In "I've Been Buked!!" nine dancers work in hushed accord, performing a ritual of communal introspection. The "Fix Me Jesus" duet conveys the strength of faith between a woman and her pastor through a subtle unfolding of leanings, balance and leg extensions that speak of trust and conviction of belief. Take Me To The Water The second section features an enactment of a ceremonial baptism. A large group of dancers clad in white sweep onto the stage as baptismal agents—a tree branch to sweep the earth and a white cloth to cleanse the sky—lead a processional to the stream of purification. To the strains of "Wade in the Water" a devotional leader bearing a large umbrella baptizes a young couple at a river, represented by yards of billowing blue silk stretched across the stage. A raucous ceremony is followed by the meditative solo "I Wanna Be Ready", which communicates a devout man's preparations for death. Created by Ailey in collaborations with its original dancer James Truitte, the solo builds on exercises derived from the Horton modern dance technique. Move, Members, Move! The final section celebrates the liberating power of 20th-century gospel music. This section includes the propulsive men's trio "Sinner Man" and the famous "Yellow" section, set in a southern Baptist rural church. Eighteen dancers in yellow costumes enact a church service with fans and stools. Stretched across the stage with torsos proudly lifted, the dancers embody the joy of faith contained by complex stepping patterns performed in unison.
J. Moss (born December 25, 1971) is an American gospel singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, and record producer.
Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan as James Moss, the son of Gospel star Bill Moss, Sr., James spent much of his childhood on tours with his father's popular group, Bill Moss and the Celestials, and his cousin's group The Clark Sisters. As an early teen, Moss was teamed with his brother Bill Jr. in the singing duo The Moss Brothers. They toured on weekends around the midwest and recorded two major label albums during their seven years together.
In this period James developed as a keyboardist and burgeoning songwriter. He was also learning first-hand the business of music. He attended Michigan State University for two years, but the desire to write and perform was too strong, and he left to seek a career in music.
Upon his return to Detroit, Moss signed with a small local Christian label Aviday Records and released two albums to little fanfare. Yet, during this time he became acquainted with Paul Allen and Walter Kearney. The three began working together as PAJAM. Moss spent the mid-90s touring with The Clark Sisters and was signed, along with Karen Clark-Sheard, his cousin, to Island Records in 1996 to record a solo album.
While a proper release never materialized for Moss before Island Black Music shut its doors, Clark's became a smash and introduced the Gospel world to the production powerhouse of PAJAM.
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