Brenda Lowe

Brenda has been a featured soloist on numerous recordings including The Sacramento Mass Choir, The Chicago Mass Choir,and Wanda Nero Butler. In 1996, for the summer Olympics in Atlanta, Brenda was the voice of Africa in the Call of the Nations. In 1998, Brenda starred as Victoria in the smash gospel musical “A Street Called Straight”. She has also worked with Chuck Colson’s Prison Fellowship Ministries which ministers throughout various federal and state correctional institutions.

Her first solo recording “Waiting” found favor with Traditional, Contemporary Christian and Inspirational audiences alike. She continued her ability to appeal to a broad audience with her sophomore release in 2002 “Somebody Somewhere Was Praying For Me”. The title track is based upon the scripture found in James 5:16 “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much”. It also reminds us of the many times someone else prayed us through the challenging times in life, particularly our mother. This song was also featured in the movie Jada.

Click Here to listen to songs from the CD “Somebody Somewhere Was Praying For Me”.
Click Here to listen to songs from the CD “Waiting”.

CD Reviews: Somebody Somewhere Was Praying For Me

By Steve Morley (UMCom) — God provides us with papayas and jalapeno peppers, lemons and pears, onions and grapefruit a cornucopia of seeming incompatibility when one has only his or her own tastes in mind. We re also offered a bountiful banquet when it comes to praise and worship music, and no one should be expected to enjoy every dish equally. Neither, however, should that music s creators be encouraged to homogenize the menu into a one-flavor-fits-all puree. Man does not live on vanilla pudding alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. If you can say amen to that, you ll want to get yourself a plate of the spirit-and-soul food served up by Brenda Lowe on Somebody Somewhere Was Praying For Me. There s little here to distinguish the seasoned singer, an independent and unsigned artist, from her more widely known peers. Every element of the record is of a fully professional caliber, with equal credit due to Lowe, the contributing musicians and the up-and-coming Alpha 7 production team. And while traditional gospel music sometimes allows fervency and instinct to carry more weight than collective musicianship, musical integrity and spirit-fueled spunk run neck-and-neck on all nine tracks. Lowe demonstrates a versatile dynamic range, from the just-above-a-whisper I Am Not Ashamed Of The Gospel to the spontaneous and sandpapery shout-outs on the rhythmically freestyle It s In The Word. The material inside those two extremes, though, proves to be the disc s cement, as songs like Look How Far The Lord Has Brought Us and the lively two-step Send Me I ll Go hold up especially well to repeated listenings. The record, while a suitable showcase for Lowe s gifts, is just as much an ensemble work, prominently featuring a small, crisp choir and a steaming engine of a backing band, occasionally enhanced by synthesized orchestrations. The collection of songs encompasses themes of gratitude, servanthood, faith and affirmation, and it stands essentially as a review of Bible basics that offers comfort and encouragement within a standard gospel format. As such, it breaks no new ground to speak of. Still, you need not reinvent the lamp before putting it on a lampstand, and on Somebody Somewhere Was Praying For Me, Lowe and company do substantial damage to the darkness. Steve Morley is a freelance music journalist living in College Grove, Tenn. This review was developed by UMC.org, the official online ministry of the United Methodist Church. –umc.org

“Lowe’s project is exceptional, reminiscent of the GMWA and National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses Mass Choir LPs of the 1970s and 1980s. Those LPs, and Lowe’s project, do not attempt to cover all the musical bases; instead, they simply and graciously offer generous helpings of superb gospel singing supported by excellent accompaniment and strong, rich background vocals.” Lowe has the veteran gospel singer’s talent to work a song from whisper to shout until the church is up on its feet.

Bob Marovich – The Black Gospel Blog

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