African American Heritage Hymnal: 575 Hymns, Spirituals, and Gospel Songs

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I bought this book because I wanted some traditional African American religious music to learn to play on my kalimba. This book is great, full of a diverse selection of music from African American Christian tradition. Here you will be exposed to some of the most beautiful, raw, and impactful hymns and spirituals ever created and you'll be able to play/sing them too! The litanies and responsive readings in the front of the book are awesome too. This book is a place where faith, black history and black culture all intersect into one beautiful masterpiece. You will not regret buying it!The one thing I will say is that if you are a kalimba player like me, you will have to transpose most of the songs. It's not too hard, but for new players it can be a bit daunting. For anyone on a piano or guitar, or for anyone whose got a chromatic kalimba, you'll encounter no issues!

So thankful to have this excellent compilation.

I lost previous book of black gospel hymns. This one has so much more in it. Will be useful in any project concerning gospel and negro spiritual. Also very educational

It had always been one of my dreams to find and play the hymns of my childhood, that often still play in my head. Often I remembered the music, but not the name or words. With this compendium, I can find almost everything I am looking for. The four-part harmonies makes this useful for a choir, but I know my husband will enjoy choosing the bass line while I sing soprano as we entertain ourselves during this COVID year at home. I use the organ function on my Yamaha keyboard, which is set on a high stand, so we both can stand and sing out to our heart's content. Very easy to play on piano, extremely reasonably priced and a cultural treasure with 175 songs - with all verses. Intelligently indexed by title and first lines. Not just for the African-American community - I recommend this to any lover of hymns and gospel music or collector of American church or folk music.

I absolutely love this hymnal. I purchased it for my choir. It was on sale, which was an extra perk. I plan purchase others. Thanks!

Wonderful lyrics and new songs.

This package arrived in tact with 9 books, packaged and undamaged

Christian songs and hymns that we ALL love. Not restricted to black-authored items. Zillions of goodies here...

I've been looking for a great collection of hymns for years and to find those that have roots in the black gospel tradition is a treat. I cannot wait to share them with my church choir who wish to explore this type of music.

Dieses Buch habe ich vor einigen Jahren bei Amazon gekauft. Immer wieder habe ich bekannte Lieder gefunden und neue entdeckt. Während der Lockdownzeiten und der unsicheren Zeiten im Beruf wurde dieses Buch für mich zu einer Kraftquelle.Das Vomblattspielen und Singen dieser geschichtsträchtigen Lieder gibt mir seit Jahren immer wieder neu Hoffnung. Auf diese Weise kann ich mich an diesem Gott, den ich besinge, festklammern, wenn auch die Umstände gar nicht zu den hoffnungsvollen Inhalten der Lieder passen. Das Singen dieser Lieder verändert meine innere Haltung zu den Umständen. Das ist der Sieg, den der christliche Glaube besingt.

Extraordinario en formato y en contenido. Fundamental para tener un buen repertorio de gospel negro.Se podría mejorar añadiendo acompañamiento de piano. Algunas obras incorporan unos compases.

I ordered this after searching for this type of book and after reading the reviews, taking a peek inside l placed a order. Needless to say l love it and will be ordering at least one more.Thanks