African American Spirituals and Gospel Songs
Saturday, July 27 at 7:30 pm – Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church
Sunday, July 28 at 4:00 pm – First Presbyterian Church of Oakland
Cantare presents 100 singers in two concert performances of African-American spirituals and gospel songs that are seldom performed today. Fundamental to the formation of essential American genres such as ragtime, jazz, blues and R&B, the history of this music is rooted in American slavery mixed with Christian indoctrination, leading to these insightful and emotionally powerful personal expressions of faith.
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