Some say that Tye Tribbett's gospel performances are not like the one's your grandmother used to see.
And last night Tribbett and the members of the Greater Anointing made that point crystal clear in front of a sold out crowd in N.C. Central University's McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium.
Tribbett, a native of Camden, N. J., rocked the house at the Homecoming Lyceum Series Concert playing songs such as "Victory," "I Still Have Joy," and "Bless the Lord."
Speaking directly to the audience he advised students that worship is more than just the music. "The beat is fine," he said. "But don't just get caught up in the beat."
This was the second time mass communication junior Charles McMurray has seen Tribbett perform. McMurray said he loved seeing other students get into the concert as much as they did.
"I wasn't expecting to see other students react to gospel so positively," he said. "I think Tye Tribbett made an impact on the campus."
According to the Grammy-nominated gospel artist, songwriter, producer, director, and singer, he was aware of a higher calling and that a path had been chosen for him.
In 1996, Tye founded a gospel choir, Greater Anointing, consisting of a group of family and friends whose hearts were set simply on praising the Creator through the gift of great music.
Tye knew from the beginning they’d tapped into something real and glorious.
“That first rehearsal blew my mind,” he says. “The musicianship, the quality of the voices and the spirit of the choir, the character of everybody ... I knew that this was it. I knew that this is what I was supposed to be doing.”
Tye broke onto the pop gospel music scene in 1998 when the animated film, The Prince of Egypt won an Oscar.
The “DreamWorks” soundtrack released an inspirational album, which featured four cuts by Tribbett and the Greater Anointing—Most High Interlude, Parts 1, 2 and 3, and Let Go, Let God.
“I love the Lord and above all, I just want everybody to realize how much better it is to do things God’s way,” says Tribbett in his online biography found at tyetribbett.com.
The group is popular with young people as well as older fans because of the high energy and fervor of the performances.
Tribbett has toured and performed with Jill Scott, Elton John, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and the late Luther Vandross.
This was Tribbett’s first visit to NCCU, but not his first visit to North Carolina. In 2007 he performed in Greenville.
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