Negro spirituals were profoundly influenced both by the African origins of the singers and by the nature of slavery itself.
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The influence of African music on spirituals can be seen in the many elements they have in common, as well as in a diversity that reflects individual tribal influences.
Music permeated every part of African culture from birth to death, and continued to have a powerful, healing role among the people brought to America against their will.
Negro spirituals were profoundly influenced both by the African origins of the singers and by the nature of slavery itself