Reviewed by Tony Cummings

One of the unacclaimed pioneers of Asian involvement in Christian music is Middlesex-based Ashok Kumar. For over 30 years he has conducted gospel concerts and sung at evangelistic crusades showing himself to be a faithful minister of the Gospel. In August '81 Ashok received a healing from a serious kidney disease. So what is his music like? If you are looking for cutting edge bangra or even the kind of contemporary worship that Martin Smith produced on the groundbreaking 'Asia Worships' album in 1993, you'd better look elsewhere. Ashok's music is strictly from an early era and heavily influenced by the Southern gospel-tinged MOR of the '70s and '80s. On this album, produced by Stephen Carmichael, he performs covers of material from sources like Lanny Wolfe and Ralph Carmichael. But Ashok's smooth, easy listening stylings aren't without appeal for an older audience.

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