Pentecostal Tabernacle releases second album
Published:Wednesday | June 23, 2010 | 12:00 AM
Curtis Campbell, Gleaner Writer
The Pentecostal Tabernacle has released its double-disk album called Jamaica Cayman Connection. The album, an audio and video compilation, is the latest effort by the Pentecostal Tabernacle following its 2008 release of the album Great Jamaican Choruses, which was very successful overseas.
The new album, produced by Cranston Forbes and the Pentecostal Tabernacle, was mixed at the Cranden Studio in Jamaica. It features voices from numerous singers and musicians from Jamaica and Cayman following a strategic movement by the Pentecostal Tabernacle to collaborate with the musical participants in Cayman, as they are active subscribers to Jamaican music.
According to Cranston, "Due to the success of the last album in 2008, we are looking forward to executing a tour of key areas in the (United) States, and we hope to start this in October," he said.
"Places like Washington, Carolina, and Miami are some of the places that we look forward to going," revealed the enthusiastic producer who explained that the popularity of the CD came from abroad. The Jamaican market, he said, was not very profitable.
The songs on the album are old gospel classics, targeting an overseas audience which wants to be in touch with Jamaican culture. Locally, the music is expected to attract middle-age and senior citizens.
Songs featured on the album include popular hits like Jesus Is A Rock, Closer Than A Brother and If You Knew. There are 22 tracks on the album.
The Pentecostal Tabernacle Choir has performed at both local and international events and has been perfecting the performing arts since1979. The church has, over time, developed its own fan base, as a result, video clips on youtube.com depicting the choir in perfor-mance have attracted as many as 23,000 views, and counting.
The album can be bought at Music Mart and Twin Gates Plaza, Jamaica, as well as Pentab Miami Book Store and some stores in New York. For more information, go to www.pentabwildmanstreet.org.