Best Of 2022

1. Westpfalz-Gospel-Week

For a week, the West Palatinate was enchanted by the unique spirit of gospel music. Singers from all over Germany came to Kaiserslautern and gave the audience special goosebump moments. Under the direction of Malcolm Chambers from Sweden and the Ghanaian-born Gabriel Vealle, we made the West Palatinate shake and sang "Spritual Gospel", "Modern Gospel" and "African Gospel" together. The West Palatinate Gospel Week was so beautiful!

"Gospel night in the Fruchthalle with emotions and lots of movement"

"A trio with enthusiasm and passion: Malcolm Chambers, Alexandra Dietz and Gabriel Vealle"

"At the end, everyone is exhausted. Muscles twitching in hands and legs from clapping and constantly standing up, heart racing. ... The constant repetition, the pronounced rhythm, reinforced by drums, piano, keyboard and bass, create an ecstatic atmosphere that hardly anyone can escape. And soon the "Jumpers" and "Rollers" spread throughout the hall until all the visitors are infected by the rhythm and the whole hall sways to the same beat. But the singers on stage also sing with all their hearts and sing out everything they feel. Malcolm Chambers and Gabriel Vealle tease the best out of every participant...

Gabriel Vealle... simply carries the choir members away. He also inspires with his infectious manner, animating both the choir and the guests with facial expressions and distinctive gestures, while his eyes sparkle. Hands fly up, waving back and forth... He knows how to turn his incredibly flexible voice from a supple soul whisper to an ecstatic rock crescendo, until he rejoices in falsetto with the joy of life... The sweat flows in streams. The audience's applause increases frenetically.

"Open your hearts" sings Malcolm Chambers... (he) knows how to bring blues intensity into this ballad and at the same time sing with the sophistication of modern jazz. His voice is characterized by musical sensitivity, emotional directness and unpretentious intensity. Even after the 22nd song, the audience cannot contain their enthusiasm and demands two encores while standing with "Oh Happy Day" and "Happy."

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Click here for the complete newspaper article in the Rheinpfalz.