New Music 22/09/24: Sal Ly bears all

Sometimes an album speaks to you, and sometimes it cries out to you. Sal Ly’s album 21s Fro arrests you, not just for its musicality, but because of its honesty and transparency. The album really needs you to sit down and fully appreciate the content. I don’t know who this is for. Is it biographical…

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New Music 13/09/24: Tab Worship – We didn’t expect this!

Tab Worship took me by surprise this week. When their new song arrived in my inbox, I expected more of the same, which for Tab Worship is a good thing. They’re consistently good, but consistently a worship group. The clue’s in the name. But then I pressed play. Everything UP, their new single, came out…

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Review: Limoblaze at XOYO, Shoreditch

By his own admission, Limoblaze is a bit of an anomaly. His ‘Cinderella’ story saw him serving as the errand boy for his church band when all he wanted to do was sing. And when he did finally get the opportunity at age 16, he was kicked off the stage in front of 1000 people…

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Still Shadey does the double at Premier Gospel Awards

It was a long time in the making but after a two year absence, the Premier Gospel Awards returned in fine style. Taking place at the swanky London Hilton on Park Lane, this year’s awards was very much a celebration of the present and future of UK Gospel Music. Still Shadey was the big winner…

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Our Ones to Watch for 2022

2021 was a year of brilliant debuts and discovering great new artists. Maybe this year will excel itself and give us even more. We’re excited about what we’ll hear over the next 12 months. As first revealed on the UK Gospel Show on Premier Gospel, here are some of the artists we think you should…

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Our top 10 tracks of 2021

We do this every year but it never gets any easier putting the list together. We’ve had some great songs this year. So, here it as. As first announced on Premier Gospel’s UK Gospel Show, here are the top 10 tracks of the year. 10. G.O.D by Kalisha J What a way to start a…

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#WeIntroduce – DJ Shunz steps out from the decks

Chances are, you may have seen DJ Shunz do her thing before. The South East London selector seems ubiquitous on the UK events scene and has DJ’d for a heap of Christian artists, including Bizzle and Datin when they came to the country. But now, for the first time, DJ Shunz is flexing her muscle…

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Interview – S.O. finds his roots

We spoke to S.O. about his journey through Covid, his musical journey and his new EP, Larry Ginni Cresent. We went to your Homecoming Show at the start of last year. That was our last gig before lockdown. What’s it been like spending so long without gigs? One thing I realised about the Homecoming show…

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COVID-19: Why artists and fans should get ready for change

What do you do when you’re a music site that focuses deeply on live music when there’s no live music to enjoy? That’s the struggle faced by us at the Sound Doctrine but it’s been felt more acutely by the artists themselves. Artists, and the whole world around them – producers, promoters, venues, sound engineers…

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Our Ones to Watch for 2021

After a tumultuous year in 2020, we can only look ahead to 2021 with optimism. Musically, there’s plenty to look forward to over the next 12 months. As first revealed on the UK Gospel Show on Premier Gospel, here are our five artists to look out for in 2021.  Sarah Téibo We spoke to Sarah…

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