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Amen! Music of the Black Church

Explore the traditions, historical significance and meaning of Black church music.

Aired 04/26/2020

WTIU Documentaries

Amen! Music of the Black Church

Special | 56m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

Explore the traditions, historical significance and meaning of Black church music.

Explore the rich traditions, historical significance, and meaning of Black church music in a new concert film, Amen! Music of the Black Church. Recorded before a live audience at the Second Baptist Church in Bloomington, Indiana, Dr. Raymond Wise leads the Indiana University African American Choral Ensemble in a performance of African traditional music to contemporary praise and worship music.

Aired 04/26/2020

WTIU Documentaries is a local public television program presented by WTIU PBS

WTIU Documentaries

Amen! Music of the Black Church

Special | 56m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

Explore the rich traditions, historical significance, and meaning of Black church music in a new concert film, Amen! Music of the Black Church. Recorded before a live audience at the Second Baptist Church in Bloomington, Indiana, Dr. Raymond Wise leads the Indiana University African American Choral Ensemble in a performance of African traditional music to contemporary praise and worship music.

Aired 04/26/2020

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