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"Jaya Ho" originated from folk music in northern India. Taiwanese ethnomusicologist I-to Loh, whom Perkins School of Theology professor C. Michael Hawn called the "foremost scholar on Asian hymnody", said the first phrase of the song, "Jaya ho", is the "most common phrase for praising God in the Indian subcontinent, with only slight variations". [1]
Minnal Murali is the soundtrack album to the 2021 film of the same name directed by Basil Joseph and starring Tovino Thomas and Guru Somasundaram.The soundtrack featured eight songs composed by Shaan Rahman and Sushin Shyam, with lyrics written by Manu Manjith.
Aradhna is a band that fuses traditional Indian devotional music with Christ-centered themes, composed primarily in the Hindi language, in addition to Nepali, Bihari, Bhojpuri and Braj Bhasha languages. [1] The band members include Chris Hale (lead vocals, sitar), Peter Hicks (acoustic guitar, sitar) and Travis McAfee (bass).
Christian Songs is a record chart compiled and published by Billboard that measures the top-performing contemporary Christian music songs in the United States. The data was compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems based on the weekly audience impressions of each song played on contemporary Christian radio stations until the end of November 2013. [1]
Fr. Vasco do Rego SJ wrote lyrics for over 300 Konkani hymns, and composed music for over 50 Konkani hymns. He commenced the compilation of the Gaionancho Jhelo. [4] He also wrote the first Konkani carols. [5] Fr. Lourdino Barreto was an expert in both, Western and Indian music. He was the president of Goa's Diocesan Commission for Sacred Music ...
Gospel music is characterized by dominant vocals and strong use of harmony with Christian lyrics. Gospel music can be traced to the early 17th century. [1] Hymns and sacred songs were often performed in a call and response fashion, heavily influenced by ancestral African music. Most of the churches relied on hand–clapping and foot–stomping ...
A Bhajan in Hindu traditions is an informal, loosely structured devotional song with music in a regional language. [19] They are found all over India and Nepal, but are particularly popular among the Vaishnav traditions such as those driven by devotion to avatars of Vishnu such as Krishna , Rama , Vitthal and Narayana (often with their consorts).
The sources of Christian music are the Jewish tradition of psalm singing, and the music of Hellenistic late antiquity. Paul the Apostle mentions psalms, hymns and sacred songs (Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16) but only in connection with the Christian behavior of the Christians, not with regard to worship music.