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 Gospel | Gullah Music

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Gospel | Gullah Music
Episode 6
After slavery ended, some African American churches shifted from traditional spirituals to a new kind of religious music called gospel. This style of music brought together the elements of the “shout”...
 Country | Gullah Music

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Country | Gullah Music
Episode 8
Country music as we know it today grew out of blues and folk music. In country music’s earliest form, southern musicians both white and black, created music for the working class that told stories...
 Reggae | Gullah Music

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Reggae | Gullah Music
Episode 11
Reggae music is a Jamaican style of music that has roots in African music and rhythm and blues, or early rock and roll. Reggae songs are usually about social issues, politics and the Rastafarian...
 Work Song | Gullah Music

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Work Song | Gullah Music
Episode 3
Enslaved Africans sang songs as they worked to help keep the pace of the task they were doing. A leader called out a verse or yell and others responded. This is the call-and-response singing tradition...