Gosepl and R&B

After listening to the music in class thinking along the terms of the spirituals that we listened to and how closely related to the common gospel tunes that we hear now I came across this video which when you listen to it you can tell the origins of where the gospel sound originated from.

I love how the voice just carries the piano and has that soul component that creates a sound you can not ignore when hear it. The piano also uses some syncopated rhythms in his playing with the use of passing tones to carry out the melody in his chord structure made up the very chords that gospel music is known for.