From friend to GFM Sandra St. Victor… dig her words.

I don’t know if it was the timing or the Tanquery…

But something about the passing of the Ohio Players frontman, pushed something inside of me over the water’s edge. Having all been full up with the losses of icons and childhood heroes and all. I came up with these lyrics, and did my own spoken word over one of Mark de Clive-Lowe’s beats. Read the rest of this entry »

Ok not that kind of memory, but in a way the memories that we will discuss in this post are stored in a similar manner. Cue: Bob Hope.

If we are lucky enough to have the part of our brain that deals with memory functioning properly we have a place to go from time to time. Memories can rage from the very pleasant to the tumultuous and sometimes memories have the ability to change over time depending upon how honest we might want to be with ourselves or those around us.

The subject of my mini-rant today is of course: Music. To be honest with you all, I’m afraid, very afraid.

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Tamela Mann has finally released a video for her truth telling, Grammy-nominated anthem, “Take Me To The King” The video features Tamela’s powerhouse live performance of “Take Me To The King,” which moved the audience to worship along with Tamela on the 2013 Stellar Gospel Music Awards. And, she looks stunning, to boot. Enjoy.

What is there to say about this record except it has the right title. The song is guaranteed to heat up those special evenings and the video warms things up without going too far and leaves the ending of the story up to imagination of the viewer. Enjoy.

GFM Fam I wanted to put your all up on a very progressive project from tai allen who readers of this blog will know from his work as one half of vicelounge. Free from convention this is music which follows the muse. The music is crafted in a manner that almost suggests that you are being presented with a mixed media installation for your auditory pleasure. The project is due out on June 4th and check out the press release after the jump to find out more about this set that you will want to add to your collection. You can checkout some audio snippets here Read the rest of this entry »

Our friends over at YouKnowIGotSoul caught up with Fantasia and with all of the interviews out discussing her personal life, YouKnowIGotSoul took the opportunity to really dig into the new album “Side Effects of You”, discuss her musicality and voice, decision to go with Harmony on producing the whole album, “Rock Soul” movement, and much more. Enjoy.

Listening to Laura Turner’s first single, “Voice of Heaven” is truly like capturing the smile of God. It is bathed with compassion, humility and the tearful confession of a renewed heart. With the combination of Turner’s vocals along with the theatrical production of this song, this single carries a stirring emotion that beacons as a lighthouse in the still darkness. Take a listen for yourself and tell us what you think.

Time to get your weekend going with a great mix from none other than DJ Phaze… classic Stevie for your weekend ride out. Peep the playlist after the player.

DJ Phaze – GFM Stevie Wonder Mix by GrownFolksMusic

Rocket Love
Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away
My Cherie Amour
Bird Of Beauty
I Was Made to Love Her
I Love Every Little Thing About You – Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta
Galaxy Paradise 
Music Talk
One Of A Kind 
I Ain’t Gonna Stand for It
Smile Please
Dark ‘n’ Lovely 
A Place in the Sun
Another Star
As if You Read My Mind