African gospel

The roots of African Gospel go back to around the year 1600, when Christian missionaries brought songs and hymns from their European home countries, i.e. from Scotland , England , Germany , Holland etc., to Africa . The songs were translated into African languages ​​and sung in a genuinely African style by African choirs .

African Gospel is not to be confused with US Black Gospel , which emerged from the Negro Spiritual , although it also has more or less African roots, but its development is ultimately influenced by the cultural-historical social context of the USA . New art terms such as "Black African Gospel" are synonyms for Black Gospel, which are intended to emphasize the African roots. However, due to the repertoire search of the gospel choirs , which are now widespread worldwide, the repertoire is increasingly mixed into a mixture of all types of gospel music, supplemented by hymns from all over the world.