Singing in the Spirit: African-American Sacred Quartets in New York City
ISBN: 9781512800043
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / University of Pennsylvania Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Gospel music -- New York (N.Y.) -- History and criticism; Afro-Americans -- New York (N.Y.) -- Music -- History and criticism;

Draws on field recordings and interviews with dozens of local New York singers to tell the story of sacred quartet singing in New York City's African-American church community, tracing its evolution and its role in worship and culture.


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