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New Kirk Franklin Album Will Help
National Council Of Churches'
“ Lean On Me” Track Features
Franklin. Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly,
Bono, Crystal Lewis and The Fam
ily
Kirk Franklin, Gospo Centric, and
Interscope Records announced that
they will contribute a total amount
o f $2 50,000 to the Burned Churches
Fund o f the National Council of the
Churches o f Christ in the USA in
anticipation ofthe profits from Kirk
Franklin’s the Nu Nation Project
that was released on September 29,
1998. Highlighting the album is a
new song, “Lean On Me, written
and produced by Franklin, which
features him performing with Mary
I. Blige, R. Kelly, Bono, Crystal
Lewis, and his group. The Family.
“This song will get the message
o f the Gospel to those people who
have been turned o ff by this type o f
message in the past,” states Kirk. "I
was raised in the church. It is impor
tant that we support the churches
and synagogues that have been
burned or defaced. I couldn’t help
but help. Those churches are part o f
The Vornado Brothers
Ricky and Reo Vomado recently
released a CD on Contemporary gos
pel, Mississippi style entitled “ Keep
Moving On”. This follows their last
record made plus a nationwide tour
covering 38 states which has gained
them fan recognition in faraway places
like Canada and Africa. Their greatest
intention is to “spread Gospel all over
the world,” explains Reo.
Sings on the CD were co-written
by die brothers and sung m aunique
sty loof tight harmonies done to soothe
the broken-hearted and uplift the down
trodden. The music was dedicated to
their mother, Mennie Varnado and
their late father, William Varnado.
Raised in Magnolia, Mississippi,
they : come from a dynamic musical
family consisting o f 27 brothers and
sisters. Altogether, theirmusical cred
its are impressively long and well-
known. Their faith and spiritual up
bringing has bonded them through the
years and influenced their singing pro
foundly.
Recognized as a child prodigy. Reo
Vomado began singing at the young
age o f 3, joined his first group called
“Heavenly Echoes” and started tour
ing at 9 years old. This has lead to his
becoming a strong force in Gospel
music.
The V orn ad o b ro th e rs have
achieved fame on their own and to
gether. They ’ ve won numerous awards
including “Best Single” in STAR
SEARCH, received the “W ho’s Who
o f American Music’ ’ award and earned
other high honors.
While in Portland where they are a
Gospel sensation, Myra Girod (an
Executive producer) recognized their
talents and invested in them. Both
brothers are now seeking a record
company deal like their sister who
signed on recently with Wamer Broth
ers. They plan on staging a CD release
party in town that would include such
musical artists as Snoop Doggy Dog.
Jodeci, Heavy D and others.
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me.” The Nu Nation Project will not
only celebrate hope and com pas
sion, it will help provide funds to
restore houses o f worship where
hope and compassion are preached
every day.
Said Dr. Joan Campbell, General
Secretary o f the N CCC’s Burned
Churches Fund, “By the end o f 1998
the council will have assisted in the
restoration o f 156 burned churches.
Sadly, however, churches are still
being burned. We know o f at least
20 churches at the present moment
which are trying to figure out how to
rebuild. We will not be able to assist
many burned churches and syna
gogues due to a lack o f resources.
Your kind offer comes at a most
opportune moment.”
Added Vicki Mack Lataillade,
President o f Gospo Centric: “W e’re
reaching people with our message
and at the same time Kirk and his
fans together are helping to restore
houses o f worship when they buy
the album. It’s all about putting our
message into action and doing the
right thing.”
A sa Grammy-award winning art
ist. as well as musical mentor and
producer, Franklin has achieved un
precedented success. Aside from
producing and appearing on the self-
titled 1997 album from G od’s prop
erty, with sales o f more than two
million units (the biggest-selling
gospel album in history), his albums,
both solo and with his group The
Family, have been both critical and
commercial hits, selling more than
one million albums each. K irk’s art
istry and faith have helped destroy
the barriers between gospel, Chris
tian, hip hop and rap music, while
calling disenchanted kids to con
sider a new life in God.
First A.M.E. Zion Church prsents the
4th Annual HARVEST CRUSADE
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