With their performances, the Jubilee Singers were able to keep alive these songs of the past and reveal the emotions and strong faith of the African American slave. The following songs were ...

In this blog post, Berry examines how song was used by slaves ... is deeply rooted in the African American culture. It began with the African slaves who were kidnapped and shipped across the ...

The Quebec singer has been performing slave songs for some 15 years ... through traditional African-American, Serbian, Bulgarian and Métis songs. "People talk about whites taking black songs ...

As tensions swell, various cast members sing a medley of slave work songs, blues tunes, and Negro spirituals, creating a tug of war between the past and present as the characters seek to commune ...

The song, which some see as an ode to Southern pride and others condemn as a celebration of American slavery, was played at ...