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Gospel Train

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

In 1619 the first African slaves arrived at Jamestown, Virginia in the English Colonies, now the USA. They were dispossessed of everything by their white slave masters, except the memories and culture of their homeland -the music, religion and ceremony. In the first of three programmes singer-songwriter Mal Pope traces how these elements combined with British Christian hymnody to form the basis of modern gospel music. Producer Paul Evans

Contributors

Singer-Songwriter:
Mal Pope
Producer:
Paul Evans
Source: Radio Times

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