Midlands to hold two day event
AMERICA's latest CCM sensation, 16 year old Jaci Velasquez
provisionally heads up the bill of Cross Rhythms: Roots And Branches,
the two-day event to be held in the Midlands. The event, set for the
4th and 5th October at Dudley Castle near Birmingham, is organised by
Cross Rhythms and Willenhall Christian Fellowship. Other artists set
for the event are roots band Nuffsed, South African praise outfit
Jabulani, techno pop team As If..., Sweden's Viola plus the current 3
bands on the new ICY label, HOG, WHY? and Capitaan, Australia's
Stephen Bennett with the Awesome City Band, and a bevy of top
sanctified dance deejays. Among the speakers booked are Tom Brock from
Hawaii and Cross Rhythms' Chris Cole. Said administrator Leslie
Wilkes, "The event will give the West Midlands a quality platform for
contemporary Christian music while at the same time offering a
spiritual lift to all who attend."