The music Gospel also known as spiritual or evangelical music It could not have had its origin in any other field than the religious, more precisely, arises in the African-American churches of the eighteenth century, but only became popular, arousing the interest of the public, in the year 1930.
Actually the term that originally designated it was the god spell, which translated means call from God and it was decided to name it this way because its lyrics were nothing more than an invitation to know God and reflect the values proposed by the Christian religion.
Although its origin, as I said, is found in the African-American community, the musical style cannot be reduced solely to this since a good part of the white community, to name it in some way, mostly white southern singers, also they usually interpret it.
Surely this identification that exists in the collective unconscious of people, of identifying gospel music with the black race, also has to do with the fact that normally in the media or in the cinema it has been exclusively associated with blacks.
When in the United States the differences between whites and blacks were insurmountable, there was a separation between churches and hence the separation of gospel into two branches: the white and the black.. However, in recent years, this barrier has been crossed by many and it is common for artists from one to perform songs from the other. What's more, many artists have even decided to transcend the original religious context and perform in nightclubs.
What makes Gospel recognizable and without a doubt is its trademark and registered trademark is the dominant use of harmonic chorusess, although of course, experimentation has also given rise to new subgenres such as black gospel, reggae gospel and modern gospel.
Among the most prominent artists of this musical trend are: Mahalia Jackson, Golden Gate Quartet, Clara Ward, Rosetta Tharpe and Al Green.
