The Heritage Singers in the Arena |
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Last night while many people went to the Lenny Kravitz concert we went
to a Gospel concert at the Roman Arenas. The Heritage Singers are a musical group that's
been around since 1971 and they are a very big deal, although I knew
nothing of them until a couple of days ago.
Getting back to present times, the concert was spectacular. The
music had something I'd call "much needed peacefulness" about it, while
at the same time never lacking the indispensable beat, funk and jive.
Plus, the Heritage Singers' performance as a music group was
extraordinary. They're true professionals and the 37 or so years of
experience are hard to miss.
I was really impressed by David Bell, the
bass of the group. In my limited experience I've never heard a better
bass. He's supposedly the best in gospel music in the US. No argument
from me. Oh, and on top of everything he also works as an Associate
Professor of Information Systems (www.davidbell.com).
You can get a broad idea of what I'm talking about by
listening to "Set me on the rock, Joshua" which I've included below.
He's the one on the right.
Tim Calhoun (big black guy in the center)
also made a big impression on me, not just for the voice.
I have to mention Max Mace, the "father" of the group,
for that very classic American music voice and I'd probably have
something to say about each and every one of the members of the group,
guitarist, drummer, sound engineers and all. So, I'll stop.
A very nice thing about the Heritage Singers was that
when they introduced themselves we understood that most of them are
related in various ways so they created a nice family image for
themselves.
A big boo to Mihai Gadea (TV host
and presenter for the concert) for his translation of what the Heritage
was saying on stage. Actually, not that big, he was pretty fun...
hilarious even. He was sort of like the stand up comedy interlude of
the show.
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