J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise, have announced their upcoming 2-part live recording session in Nigeria and Landover, MD.
The first recording featuring Nigerian gospel artists, Mercy Chinwo, Tim Godfrey and The Gratitude will take place in Abuja, Nigeria on Tuesday, November 6th at 6 PM; and will be held at the COZA Auditorium. Godfrey is known for his song, “Nara,” which features Travis Green and is currently the #1 gospel song in Africa. This recording will feature 7 songs and will be recorded in video and audio.
Hairston commented “I visited COZA in Abuja a month ago and I was blown away by the worship experience there, I’ve always loved the culture of worship in Africa. So much so that I wanted to capture it as part of my next live recording.”
The second recording featuring Canton Jones will take place December 31st at Hairston’s home church, City of Praise in Landover, MD at 7:30 PM. Admission is free. This recording will also feature 7 songs and will be taped for video and audio.
The album and video recording are scheduled to be released in the spring of 2019.
Hairston recently co-headlined the 2018 McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour that hit 13 major markets across the country. The tour included: Deitrick Haddon, Todd Dulaney, Ricky Dillard, Canton Jones, LeAndria Johnson, and Donald Lawrence. All proceeds from the tour went to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
This comes on the heels of the group’s great success over the previous year with the release of their current album, You Deserve It, which was nominated for a GRAMMY, won 6 Stellar Awards, a Billboard Music Award, and ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Award, and many other accolades and chart topping achievements.
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