Spirituals first flourished in secret worship meetings, also known as “hush harbors,” where enslaved people gathered away from the eyes of overseers. Over time, spirituals spread to camp meetings …

Homeland of the negro spirituals where you can find lyrics, history and singers.

Many spirituals, known as "sorrow songs," are intense, slow and melancholic. Songs like " Sometimes I feel like a motherless child," and " Nobody knows the trouble I've seen," describe the slaves' …

spiritual, in North American white and black folk music, an English-language folk hymn. White spirituals include both revival and camp-meeting songs and a smaller number of other hymns. They derived …

Spirituals are African American religious songs that evolved in the context of slavery primarily in the Southern United States. They were a mechanism for survival – a potent example of how humans can …

Initially passed down orally, spirituals of the enslaved have been central in the lives of African Americans for over three centuries, serving religious, cultural, social, political, and historical functions. By …

The Plantation Singers perform spirituals, in the tradition way of singing in plantations. Some a cappella singing groups, such as the Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers, include negro spiritual in their …

Spirituals encompass the “sing songs,” work songs, and plantation songs that evolved into the blues and gospel songs in church. In the nineteenth century, the word “spirituals” referred to all these …

Dec 19, 2024 · Spirituals are a powerful genre of music that originated in the United States during the 19th century, primarily among enslaved African Americans. Spirituals are characterized by their rich …

“This is a collection of negro spirituals and songs that have inspired and championed the story of black people. With all that is happening in the world today there has never been a better time...