Java Gospel
Sävedalen, Västra Götaland, Sweden | INDIE
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Java Gospel is big a gospel choir from Gothenburg with a fresh and young sound. Their new CD "In good company" is a CD with a lot of variation and a wonderful gospel CD with the majority of the songs written by Ulf Nomark, known for his earlier engagement in Solid Gospel. The lyrics are impressive and reflect the comfort and hope for anyone relying on God. The songs that stays in my mind are "Stop" and "We've all got the same right". I must applaud the vocalists and the musicians. The sound is really tight and it really grooves! Java Gospel is contributing with ground breaking songs written by Swedish songwriters influenced by the american gospel tradition. This is a choir that I'd love to hear more from in the future! - Sändaren - review of
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In 2005, Java Gospel released their first CD: "Resa mellan tvivel och tro", which is a project in swedish where visual graphics and audio are combined in two a multi-media experience for both body and soul.
The release of "In good company" was held at Hard Rock Café in Gothenburg, Sweden on the 5'th of October 2007. Three songs from the CD has been awarded in the Gospel/Contemporary Christian Category of the international song contest Unisong. (In good company - first prize 2009, Lord I depend on You - top 20 2009 and Without - top 20 2008). The CD's are available for download at most digital music stores, such as Amazon.com and iTunes (link to iTunes: www.itunes.com/javagospel.
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Java Gospel was formed in 1998 when a group in Betlehemskyrkan (Bethlehem Church in Gothenburg which is a part of The Covenant Church of Sweden) asked Ulf and Ă…sa Nomark to do a gospel project with their current group of singers. The project turned out to be successful and Java Gospel was formed. The choir has grown from 15 to the current 90 members. The choir has toured, recorded two CD's and appeared on serveral national TV and radio shows in Sweden. The choir has worked with gospel artists such as Jessy Dixon, Walter Whitman and Chris Harris.
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