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The Como Mamas: Move Upstairs
by James Nadal
It is said, good things come to those who wait. Gospel singing trio, The Como Mamas, were quietly going about their lives, when in 2005, producer Michael Reilly, stumbled upon them in their hometown of Como, in Panola County, Mississippi. The Como Mamas are Ester Mae Wilbourn, Della Daniels, and Angela Taylor. They first appeared on the gospel compilation Como Now, in 2008, for Daptone Records, which in 2013 released Get An Understanding, recorded acapella in the Mount Mariah CME ...
read moreWalker Family Singers: Panola County Spirit
by James Nadal
The significance of gospel singing in African-American musical heritage is indisputable and well documented. With a history dating back to the infamous period of slavery, it has served as a sense of relief and offered hope for redemption to the faithful. Rooted in the negro spirituals with their intense sorrow songs and joyful jubilees, they were codified protest messages, as well as hymns praising the Lord. In modern times, as gospel spun off into popular music, for each performer who ...
read moreThe Mighty Imperials: Thunder Chicken
by AAJ Staff
Some of us just can't get enough of that down home dirty New Orleans funk. (Admittedly, some of us have already had enough; just hit “back" on your browser and proceed no further if that's the case.) Five years ago, the Mighty Imperials laid down the forty minutes of uncut grooves which would become Thunder Chicken ; but it would take some time and a few false starts (including a bootleg release that earned some underground attention back in 2000) ...
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