In 2004, NuSound Entertainment Group brought together five (5) quartet groups and three (3) soloists to record The Gospel According to. . . A Musical Celebration of Spirit and Praise! The artist chosen for this historic recording were Bishop Richard “Mr. Clean” White, Sister Katie Sankey, Ms. Melba Moore, The Brooklyn Allstars, The South Florida Gospel Singers, The Uplifters, Lil Blair & The Violinaires, and Rev. Charlie Brown & The Saints.  The recording took place at  The Emmanuel Tabernacle Baptist Church, where the Pastor is Reverend Mark A. Couch.

The Brooklyn Allstars, the first artist on the video, starts the program with “I Stood On The Bank Of The Jordan.” About twenty (20) minutes into the recording they return with “Same God.” This is probably the last video recording of group member Joe Yawn.  Mr. Yawn died not long thereafter.  See our review of these songs at our review of The Brooklyn Allstars’ CD LIVE! In Atlanta! At The Emmanuel Tabernacle Baptist Church.

The second artist to perform was Sister Katie Sankey.  She is one great songstress. She delivers with “God Made Me In His Image.”  About 40 minutes later she was back with "He Is My Joy."  After Sister Sankey, Bishop Richard “Mr. Clean” White had the audience responding to "Jesus Got Me Off."  About 30 minutes later he slowed things down with "More Than You’ll Ever Know."

Lil Blair & The Violinaires expressed themselves with "I’m Gonna Serve The Lord." They were back in 30 minutes with "Stand By Me Lord."  The group was kind of thin, but they did a good performance. Between Lil Blair and the guys were Melba Moore, The Uplifters, and The South Florida Gospel Singers.  Ms. Moore sang "The Other Side OF The Rainbow" and "Life Every Voice And Sing."  She sang to tracks, instead of with live musicians.  She did a excellent rendition of "Life Every Voice And Sing."

The Uplifters showed that they are ready for primetime with "Shower You Blessings" and "He IS My Joy."  The South Florida Gospel Singers put a lot of energy into "On The Battlefield."  And, Charlie Brown and The Saints closed out the program with "Holy Ghost."  They displayed enough energy for everyone.  They seem to truly interact exceptionally well with the congregation.

The video is about 85 minutes long.  The quality of the sound is goof.  There are no variations in the recording level of any the  songs.   

The lighting is not bad.  There are many close-ups of the members of the group and musicians.  There are few, if any, shots of the audience.  Because of the size of the audience, the group appeared to be very close to the congregation.  Also, some creativity is shown in the way the production team took advantage of strobe lighting. 

Unfortunately, there are no interviews on this video.   With groups like The South Florida Gospel Singers and The Uplifters on this video, it would have been great to have an interview from the groups.   In addition, the members of the groups are not identified in the credits.  Therefore, one is left to determine by other means who the singers and musicians are that took part in this recording.   

The project represents a piece of gospel music history that you will be disappointed when in the future it becomes very had to find.  If you are looking for a video that captures the essence of gospel music that includes quartet singing from various artist that you ordinarily would not be able to find on the same project, then you will want to add this video to your collection. 

Overall it is a good video.  We give the video The Gospel According To. . .  A Musical Celebration of Spirit and Praise!" a 8.5 out of 10.  Click on the picture above to view a clip from the video.***  To purchase the DVD contact NuSound Entertainment Group at (687) 715-8795.