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Since the end of World War II, negro spirituals and Gospel songs have been popular in France and other European countries. The most famous French quartet group was Les Compagnons du Jourdain who performed between the 1950s and the 1970s.
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Today, spirituals and even secular Negro folk melodies and their harmonic style are regarded as the purest and most valuable musical lore in America. The most common reaction of musical authorities is that they are not sentimental or theatrical, but epic, and full of simple dignity.
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The codes of the first negro spirituals are often related with an escape to a free country. For example, a “home” is a safe place where everyone can live free. So, a “home” can mean Heaven, but it covertly means a sweet and free country, a haven for slaves.
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   This hypothesis may have some basis in fact but, as a sole theory of their development, this idea devalues Spirituals. As one expert wrote, "Spirituals exorcized and negated the evil powers of slavery and racism." They are the legacy of a people who faced one of the most horrific injustices one man can place on another with courage and creativity.
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Jay Althouse has compiled an outstanding collection of eleven spirituals arranged for solo voice and piano by some of Alfred's finest composers and arrangers. Perfect for recitals, concerts and contests, this compilation includes songs such as "Ezekial'sWheel," "Kum Ba Yah," and more!
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Some other amateur groups have ... sung spirituals and Gospel songs. An example is The Gospel Messengers (Les Messagers). Now, Spiritual Workshop Paris sings negro spirituals and Gospel songs (created before 1970).
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