www.faithgospelchoir.it “Mi tremano ancora le gambe: non riesco a tenerle ferme…che energia…che bello.. non si può far morire una cosa così bella” con queste parole, scritte in una mail, è iniziato il cammino del Faith Gospel Choir. Mi  iscrissi di mala voglia, nel giugno 2005,  al seminario di canto Gospel indetto a Carpi nell’ambito della “Festa più pazza del Mondo” […]

EVENSONG: JAZZ ‘N GETHSEMANE A Jazz EvenSong” a journey and exploration of a “Definitive Moment” in the Life of Jesus, on the 120 Birthday of Duke Ellington, seen and expressed through the sounds of “American Jazz” featuring Jazz Trumpeter, Franco Mezzi and the “River Voices” aka The Gospel Choir performing many Hymns in the key of Jazz, with narration by […]

Follow “How Come Me Here?” Celebrating Black History Month through Gospel Music In celebration of Black History Month, the U.S. Mission was honored to bring the sweet sound of gospel to the halls of the Palais des Nations. The program, featuring Maestro Nehemiah Brown and The Geneva Gospel Choir, traced the roots of gospel music in African American history and […]

Eusebio De Cristofaro tells the story of migration in The Diaspora of the Mediterranean Sea. The Boat-Maker is an exhibition, a performance piece, partly living theatre in which a young African refugee recounts his crossing of the Sahara and arrival at the Northern passage, The Mediterranean Sea, which carries him to a final destination, Italy. It is not the usual recount […]

The Character of Black Gospel Music: Gospel music incorporates distinctly African American traditions of performance and worship, reflecting the character of African American spirituality. The essence of gospel performance is participation. Gospel singers employ a wide range of vocal techniques and colorings to make their music emotionally compelling and to draw their listeners in. As is true in jazz and […]