As part of Black History Month, Bourgie Hall presents Because, a concert of spirituals and gospel songs featuring countertenor Reginald Mobley and pianist Baptiste Trotignon. The program brings ...

Gospel music is more than just a genre; it is a spiritual experience that transcends time and space. For centuries, believers have turned to gospel music to deepen their faith, find solace in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A choir sings traditional gospel music. Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller The enslaved Africans who first arrived in the British colony ...

This fall brings a new collection of some old spirituals and gospel music, first recorded back in the 1970s. The Last Shall Be First: The JCR Records Story, Vol. 1 aims to give a second life to some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rooted in the rich tradition of African-American spirituals. Gospel music has evolved over time. The genre's earliest beginnings ...

Spirituality can be viewed in many ways, such as the search for purpose, the belief there is something greater than oneself, or transcendence of self. In the second episode of Rivers of Rhythm, a ...

I was doing some research the other day, and as usual, I got sidetracked off on another subject. I ran across a YouTube video of Sister Rosetta Tharpe singing an old black spiritual, “Ain’t Gonna ...

EASTON — The Covenant Gospel Choir under the direction of Leroy “Spanky” Potter, along with The Second Generation Community Chorus under the direction of Ambia Hooper, EBC For Christ Trio and Ayla ...

Why would one of poetry's most revered voices want to curate a jazz saxophonist's album of gospel hymns and spirituals? "These songs are so important," says Nikki Giovanni, one of Oprah Winfrey's 25 ...

One of the largest and most significant forms of American folksongs, the Negro spiritual, has a long history in America, but how do these religious songs relate to the music heard in the Black church ...

The late Sister Thea Bowman, a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration from Canton, Miss., was nationally known for her work to advance the life of her fellow black Catholics in the church. She ...

Princeton, NJ – Thanks to its robust music program, there’s always plenty of instrumental and choral sounds emanating from the classrooms and performing halls at Princeton High School. This week there ...