Get Ready for the Vintage Worship
Experience with Anita Wilson
Fallon Brewster
sFallon Brewster is a writer,
blogger and aspiring author. She
is owner of Pen Perceptions LLC
™ and Call Me Mrs.™ blog.
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The past two decades marked the evolution
of Gospel music. The once familiar tunes and
signature melodies of the genre have taken
on a more voguish style fit for an upbeat
generation. Due to this reformation, Gospel
music has now transcended onto the urban
platform to reach the masses.
And then there is Ms. Anita Wilson
Within only two years as a solo artist,
Anita Wilson has quickly graced the scene
and greatly contributed to the Gospel
renaissance. She was able to coin her
own style with her debut project, Worship
Soul. We spoke with Anita about her unique
style and delivery. “With Worship Soul, we
unknowingly carved out that lane that was
custom and unique to Anita.” Indeed she
did. Worship Soul cleverly connected the
essential sounds of jazz and soul, with a
touch of that old-school church vibe.
In the coming weeks, Anita will be releasing
her sophomore album, Vintage Worship,
an even more edgy concept for the Gospel
community. She describes Vintage
Worship as, “an audio portrait of my musical
influences from the 70s, 80s, and 90s.”
This portrait combines Anita’s well-rounded
musical inspirations, from classic and
contemporary Gospel, to classic R&B and
Soul music. “This album gives odes to those
influences that we grew up listening to. You’ll
listen to some of this music and it’ll feel like
what you used to feel like back in the day. I
call it feel-good music with a message.”
We can expect several great features on
this new album. Bishop Yvett Flunder, the
lead soloist of “Thank You Lord,” by Walter
Hawkins and Grammy award-winning
songwriter/producer, Tommy Sims are
amongst those featured. And in contrast to
her debut album which was live recorded,
Vintage Worship was birthed inside the
studios’ walls. “The sound that this music
called for was a more live, concentrated
studio sound.” So, this album digs deeper