![]() ![]() “Among the richest of the lavish gifts Africa has given to the world is rhythm. Robert Darden, former gospel music editor for Billboard Magazine, says it best in his book, *People Get Ready! A New History of Black Gospel Music: As challenging as this will be – to distill into four Sundays, decades and centuries of songs, composers and artists – we look forward to bringing you a snapshot of the foundational, musical building blocks for the development of some of America’s most renowned contemporary music styles … blues, jazz and rock and roll. I am very excited to join with my friend and collaborator, Ginger Commodore, to assemble this journey through Gospel Music – from the Spirituals to contemporary Gospel artists. Being the Musical Director at Unity places me in the position of selecting what will be featured each year. ![]() How Spirituals and Gospel Music provided the musical inspiration and foundation for blues, jazz and rock and roll.Įvery September at Unity Minneapolis the Music Department presents a month-long focus on a specific musical style, genre, artist or era from our past. ![]()
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