The Gospel Truth about the Negro Spiritual

In traditional African society, songs were composed to celebrate harvests, the coming of the rain season, the birth of a child and generally to make people happy when they gather. This value of music is a s true to day as it was a century ago. Children sat by the fireside to listen to the old folktales from the grandmothers. ................
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