Kevin Downswell Releases 'Joy Is Here' — Jamaica's Leading Gospel Voice Launches His New Album At Tuff Gong
Kevin Downswell has released his new album "Joy Is Here" — 10 songs, 57 minutes, out October 30, 2026 on Downswell Records — with TVJ's Entertainment Report covering its launch at Tuff Gong on October 31. The Jamaica Observer's Entertainment section leads with the release today. Downswell, a 2003 JCDC Gospel Song Competition winner, is Jamaica's leading contemporary gospel voice.
(ReggaeVibeMedia.com) — Kevin Downswell has released his new album "Joy Is Here," and the Jamaica Observer's Entertainment section leads with it today. The album arrived October 30, 2026 on Downswell Records — 10 songs, 57 minutes — and TVJ's Entertainment Report covered its launch at Tuff Gong on October 31, giving the project a launch setting steeped in Jamaican music history.
Downswell is Jamaica's leading contemporary gospel voice, a 2003 JCDC Gospel Song Competition winner whose ministry-first approach has carried him from church stages to arenas, cathedrals and festivals at home and abroad. "Joy Is Here" arrives as his latest full-length statement, and the Tuff Gong launch underlines the album's positioning: gospel music recorded and celebrated at the heart of Jamaica's recording tradition.
For listeners, the Monday timing is perfect — a brand-new gospel-reggae album to start the week with, from an artiste whose songs have long doubled as encouragement. Stream "Joy Is Here" now and hear why Downswell remains the voice Jamaica turns to when it needs lifting up.