Tuesday, March 19, 2013

The Role Of African American Spirituals In The Society Today

By Tamika Powell


Many of the experiences that stemmed the African American spirituals are those experiences of the enslaved. The beginning of the Colonial times in the country has then led to the merging of the cultures as the western ones were introduced in the region. Many of these people and the descendants were deprived of their basic human rights.

Many of the slaves that were owned during the Colonial period were forbidden to practice any other religion except Christianity. It was also during those times, that the joining of the church services were made out by the slaves in the areas. Among the best things that could have happened may begin with the whole thing in the areas.

Music was the foremost manifestation of the faith that people once had. Some of the songs have served as a socio political protest which was then labeled as the assimilation of the white culture which was prevalent during the time. Slavery was the primary cause of the blacks turning to music for solace and comfort.

In the past, slavery was a common thing in the Western countries. Some people in Africa sold their own people to the foreigners in exchange for the money that they will be giving to the people. They were then made into servants which caused some people to live in some areas of the whole thing. They were not emancipated until the middle of eighteen hundreds.

Many experts believe that these may have originated in southern plantations were slaves were being kept. The slaves have suffered the most from the abuses of their masters during the era. Many of the messages that are deeply embedded in their songs were clearly defiant and rebellious which is a sign of the displeasure at the way they were being treated.

The southern states of the country had a religious zeal for the slaves. It is essential that they are able to move the people from one place to another. Congregations would sing the songs and lift their voices on the hymns and the melody. It would be more special for the people to know the things that they needed.

The civil war had piqued the scholarly and musical interest in music. The style are loosely based on the culture of the blacks. Many publications have began publishing songs which were written in the same manner. There should be people who need to make sure that they are able to do the things that they needed to do for the mean time.

Songs that are written in such manner were performed in many schools and public auditoriums. The church of the whites began to steadily adopt this way of worshiping in the later part of nineteen hundreds. The songs are said to elevate and status of the art and song. Many of the arrangement are still being used to this day.

The African American spirituals have been considered a classic in every way. There are people who are willing to make the necessary sacrifices in order to get the things that they need. There have been changes in the whole field recently.




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