606 Gospel Group – 606 Club Chelsea 10/02/2019

My wife and I first attended a 606 Gospel Brunch in 2013 and this was our twenty-fourth, however this was our first for nine months. They are held once a month, usually on the second Sunday. Some feature a solo Gospel Act but at least half feature the 606 Gospel Group. The Gospel Group gigs are always good and on occasions they are superb. Much depends on which singers are available and then on the chemistry between the singers. Originally the shows were organised by Tracey Campbell but now Andre Gabriel holds the organisational baton.
This show was a good one; it featured four vocalists, Brenda Emmanuel and three others, whose names I did not pick up. The band had a keyboard player, a drummer and Andre Gabriel on bass. The songs were all gospel songs most of which I was not familiar with. One song was ‘Forever’, two that I did know were Bill Withers’ ‘Lovely Day’ and George Benson’s ‘In Your Eyes’. All the songs were uplifting, proclaiming love and thanks for Jesus. To be honest, some of the songs worked better than others, there were some outstanding vocal moments but not all the vocalists were of the same standard throughout.
It was good to be part of a large audience for, at times, some excellent gospel Brunches have been seen by far smaller audiences. A lot of work goes into the organisation of these shows and they deserve to play always to large audiences like today’s was.
If you enjoy good Gospel Music, you should see one of these shows.