The AfroAmer sacred song (negro spiritulas-gospel) tradition appreciation and it's impact thread

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The Doo Wop sound







also came from the Black Church vocal quartets

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http://www.onlinerootsofrock.com/doo-wop/


This Is Gospel: Great Gospel Quartets CD



http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7406430&style=music&fulldesc=T



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starting @ 8:53

 

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Originally published in 1867, this book is a collection of songs of African-American slaves. A few of the songs were written after the emancipation, but all were inspired by slavery. The wild, sad strains tell, as the sufferers themselves could, of crushed hopes, keen sorrow, and a dull, daily misery, which covered them as hopelessly as the fog from the rice swamps. On the other hand, the words breathe a trusting faith in the life after, to which their eyes seem constantly turned.
 
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