I have had some Internet problems, so I could not blog yesterday. But now I have taught my song "We pray" to the GMWA mass choir, and today we recorded it for the CD. It was of course a very special experience to teach this to one of the biggest african-american gospel music festivals. Since I was at GMWA in 2008 I had an idea about how to prepare myself, and I think I made it work. The choir seemed to like it and they sounded great. But I've got a message to all of you who sang "We pray" in Hannover 2008 -you did better! ;)
A bonus for me was to hang out with Mrs Avis Graves from Charlotte, NC. She used to come to Stockholm Gospel festival, before I knew that gospel would be my life. Next year we will work together in Italy. So many exciting things happen when you work for the Lord!
About Praise Unit
- Praise Unit
- Founded 2004 by Joakim Arenius who just left his position as director of Europe's oldest gospel choir, Joybells. The singers and musicians are united by the vision to spread the word about a loving and living God through music that is rooted in the old african american gospel music, but performed and inspired by the modern r'n'b you hear on radio, the funky grooves you nod your head to when you turn up your car stereo, the beautiful melodies you enjoy on a comforting CD and the wild beats you dance to in the urban clubs. The first CD "Whole" was released in 2006. In 2008 came the Live DVD "the Whole tour" which was filmed by German television during Praise Units touring in 2008. In June 2009 Praise Unit will release "the Mission Field". MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Joakim Arenius BAND: Tobias Grenholm (bass) Kristian Kraftling (keys) Filip Stenlund (guitar) Kristoffer Sjöberg (percussion) Simon Jonsson (drums) VOCALS: Jacob Alm Sara Björlemyr Felicia Brandström Maria Höglund Josefine Bäckrud Emilia Havsed Lina Häger Johannes Häger Julia Nilsson Jakob Wiborg
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