The first time I went to a mostly African American church service, I was blown away by the music. One word came to mind – Motown. I felt the same beat, the same spirit of listening to groups and ...

So tell us a little bit how you started this group. It's so unique. In fact, if you tried to research Afro folk gospel music, you get folk, you'll get gospel, but you combine them both.

Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music ...

Gospel music has its origins in the hymns, spirituals and sacred songs found in Afro-American culture in the 18th and 19th Century. Gospel songs were originally sung by African slaves. Lyrics ...

WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES JR” February 13, 2025 9:00 – 11:00 pm Explore the Origin of Black Spirituality Through Sermon and Song ...

Santa Fe's United Church of Christ presents FebFest 2025, a celebration of African American spirituals and gospel music with a daylong workshop that any singer can join and a concluding ...

He attended Methodist and Baptist churches where music wasn’t known for extravagance ... with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. The museum features ...

The Jacobs School of Music voice department held the special performance, “A Celebration of African American and African ...

WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES JR” February 20, 2025 9:00 – 11:00 pm Explore the Origin of Black Spirituality Through Sermon and Song GOSPEL, a four-hour docuseries that... Read More ...