Life is filled with different seasons. Joann Rosario has experienced many of them. She's been through the valley-a period when she lost total use of her vocal chords-to today's mountaintop. In the last two years, a wonderful spiritual transformation has taken place in her life. It's this premise that's the basis of her new Verity Records/Hammond Music/Zomba Gospel release, "Joyous Salvation." For this Latin diva, this project represents a life-change, an awakening to newness and fresh excitement for what's to come. Throughout the new CD, listeners will not only witness a brand new spiritual side of Rosario, but a bold, contemporary musical side of this amazingly versatile gospel artist.

"Joyous Salvation" is the first project for Rosario since her 2005 release, "Now More Than Ever...Worship,:": which peaked at #4 on the Billboard Gospel Charts. The Chicago native is a former member of Fred Hammond's Radical For Christ, and is the daughter of Apostle Nathan Rosario, the founder of Maranatha World Revival Ministries, and organization with over 300 churches worldwide. Joann also serves as National Music Director for Maranatha and as worship leader at her home church in Chicago.

For Joann, "Joyous Salvation" is much more than the title to her new project. It's a declaration of independence from a life lived far below the joyous one God has promised. It's about living righteously. About giving and loving people and being truly free from sin. Knowing that God will show up and just waiting on His miracles. That's truly a joyous salvation.