Roots, Routes and Return: The story of 'All for You' by E.T Mensah and the Tempos
Written by Danielle Welbeck At the former slave castles in Elmina, Cape Coast or Osu, 'The Door of No Return' is the name given to the...
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Matthew Williams
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Black Majority Churches and the Meaning of 'Secular Music'
What do you mean by Secular? ‘Secular’ comes from the Latin ‘saeculum' meaning, a period of time (an age or era). This is partly where we...
Matthew Williams
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Black Gospel and the Devil's Music
It is well-known that black gospel music shares historical roots with pop music such as R & B, Jazz, Blues, Rock n Roll, etc. Yet among...
Matthew Williams
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NPR Tiny Desk: Coldplay and the Symbol of the Black Gospel Choir
The black gospel choir is arguably the most internationally recognised musical ‘offspring’ of black sacred music. In our so-called...
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