Mayor Chávez and the City of Albuquerque proudly worked with the faith and musical community to produce Gospel Music Festival 2008. The event was held on September 28th, 2008 on Civic Plaza. Best of all, it was FREE!

Are you looking for information about the 2009 event? Check the 2009 Gospel Music Festival web site, or call 311.

The headliner of the 2008 Gospel Music Festival was Israel Houghton, a native New Mexican. Israel and New Breed have achieved a synthesis of music and message that is electrifying and activating audiences with:

• Two Gold-selling albums
• Four Dove Awards
• Two Stellar Awards
• A Soul Train Award
• Six 2007 Grammy® Award nominations
• A Grammy® Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album for the scorching ALIVE in South Africa project.

Houghton is also a worship leader at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, TX.

Additional Performers:

• Rosalind Jones, National Recording Artist
• Sonya Barry, National Recording Artist
• Red Sea Records, Tom Bee, CEO – Native American National Recording Artist TBD
• Arthur Williams & the New Mexico Mass Choir
• Albuquerque Worship Leaders Network
• City-wide Gospel Music Workshop Choir
• Quartet group from Los Angeles

* All artists subject to change.

More Information

For more information about the 2009 festival, or if you wish to get involved, please visit the Festival's 2009 web site, or call 311.