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  2. Southern gospel - Wikipedia

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    Southern gospel music is a genre of Christian music. Its name comes from its origins in the southeastern United States. Its lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as (in terms of the varying music styles) to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular ...

  3. Gospel music - Wikipedia

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    Gospel music is a traditional genre of Christian music and a cornerstone of Christian media. The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of gospel music varies according to culture and social context. Gospel music is composed and performed for many purposes, including aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes ...

  4. Black Gospel music - Wikipedia

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    Black gospel music, often called gospel music or gospel, is the traditional music of the Black diaspora in the United States.It is rooted in the conversion of enslaved Africans to Christianity, both during and after the trans-atlantic slave trade, starting with work songs sung in the fields and, later, with religious songs sung in various church settings, later classified as Negro Spirituals ...

  5. Traditional black gospel - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Black gospel. Traditional black gospel[1] is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding African American Christian life, as well as (in terms of the varying music styles) to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music. It is a form of Christian music and a subgenre of black gospel music.

  6. Traditional gospel music - Wikipedia

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    Traditional gospel music is older forms of gospel music . Traditional black gospel, which originated among African-Americans in the early 20th century. Gospel blues, whose popularity peaked in the 1940s and 1950s. Southern gospel, also known as "white gospel". Bluegrass gospel, religious songs out of the bluegrass folk music traditions.

  7. List of gospel musicians - Wikipedia

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    Gospel music. This incomplete list is specifically for Christian music performers in the gospel music genres who have either been very important to the genre, or have had a considerable amount of exposure. This list includes artists that perform in traditional gospel music genres such as Southern gospel, traditional black gospel, urban ...