The Sounds Of Imani (with Imani being the Swahili word for faith) was created in
1996 by the versatile husband and wife team of Gerald and Carol Ervin. Carol a
keyboard player, vocalist and songwriter in her own right, her background has
always been within the gospel genre. She was a choir directress with several
Church ensembles before forming in 1995 the Gospel/Jazz group, The Sounds Of
J.U.T.O.C.A, with two of her co-workers from
the Detroit East Community Mental Health Service: Thomas Lawrence and
Julia Shabazz; they were later joined by Selena Rowe.
While Gerry a cousin to
James Mitchell of the Detroit Emeralds and Paul Mitchell of The Floaters began
his career in the field of secular music. Gerald honed his vocal skills singing
backing vocals with The Detroit Emeralds, Chapter 8 (pre Anita Baker) and The
Floaters. He also featured in the group line up of The Flaming Emeralds with cousin
Kenny Goodman, Al Martin, Glynis Martin, Rory Johnson and Chris Knight on their
perennial 1977 Northern/Modern Soul classic “Have Some Everybody” (Fee 361). Gerry also featured in the group line up of
The Detroit Emeralds when they last toured the UK. The legacy of The Flaming Emeralds continues
today with Gerry’s cousin Kenny Goodman who is also currently acting as the
musical director for Sounds Of Imani.
The Sounds Of Imani are
regular performers throughout the Detroit metropolis helping to raise funds for
many Community organisations and ministering to various shelter residents such
as the Salvation Army and the Detroit Rescue Mission to name a few. They have also appeared at several gospel events
throughout California, Milwaukee and Illinois.
They recorded their
debut cd album entitled “Revelation” in 2002, but it is two of their brand new
songs from the “New Project” that we at Soul Junction have licensed for our
next 45 release. The contemporary mid tempo gospel outing “Must Be An Angel” backed with the more upbeat dance track “It’s Alright” for your delight.
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