Vashawn Mitchell earns his first #1 with the release of his seventh album, Secret Place: Live In South Africa.\u00a0 Mitchell’s Secret Place Tour began on November 9th in Chicago, and follows up with dates in Philly and New York City in December.<\/p>\n
Mitchell had this to say on the success of the CD, \u201cLast year, I heard God say, \u2018Record and Release this next project in South Africa\u2019 and in that moment I knew I had no choice to obey Him. What I didn\u2019t know was where the road ahead of \u201cyes\u201d would take me and my team,\u201d said VaShawn. \u201cHaving this project debut at number 1 is an incredible honor and is a sign of the plans God had for this body of work \u2026 let\u2019s keep inviting the world to experience the \u201cSecret Place.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Vashawn Mitchell earns his first #1 with the release of his seventh album, Secret Place: Live In South Africa.\u00a0 Mitchell’s Secret Place Tour began on November 9th in Chicago, and follows up with dates in Philly and New York City in December. 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