African American Spirituals .
His prophetic insight on Christianity and the arts is profound.. . . . shows the words of a Dutch man, a brilliant scholar, author, and cultural critic, who, as a youth, was drawn to African American music. . . "This work . are the root of almost all American music, being the forebears of both the Blues - "Music that expresses the burden of so-called \'freedom\' and hardships of everyday life, and Jazz, America\'s classical music," writes Jazz vocalist and composer Ruth Naomi Floyd. . .
African American Spirituals