Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Gospel Music Genres

Urban contemporary gospel

Urban contemporary gospel (sometimes marketed as "Black gospel" to help distinguish it from other forms of Christian music, such as contemporary Christian music or Christian rock and Southern Gospel) is a subgenre of Gospel music.

African Gospel

Gospel Music from African countries featuring English and Venacular languages in the vocals.

East African Gospel

Gospel Music from Kenya and Tanzania. Vocals are mainly in English and Swahili.

Christian Country Music

Christian country music, sometimes referred to as Country Gospel music, is a subgenre of gospel music with a country flair, is also known as Inspirational Country.

Southern Gospel

Southern gospel, is sometimes called "quartet music" by fans due to the original all male, tenor-lead-baritone-bass quartet make-up. this type of music deals with the everyday problems of life and how God answers those problems.

Progressive Southern Gospel

Progressive Southern Gospel is an American music genre that has grown out of Southern Gospel over the past couple of decades.

Bluegrass Gospel

Bluegrass Gospel music is rooted in American mountain music.

Gospel blues

Gospel blues is a blues-based form of Gospel music (a combination of blues guitar and evangelistic lyrics).

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