Holy Praiseco: Negotiating Sacred and Popular Music and Dance in African Pentecostalism
One of the biggest attractions of the Pentecostal movement is its liturgy, which is partly expressed through music and dance. The growth of the popularity of Pentecostal music in Africa has been phenomenal. Its impact on the general music scene and the society in general is seen in the number of hig...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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Ghana bulletin of theology
Year: 2008, Volume: 3, Pages: 111-142 |
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African Pentecostalism
B Popular Music B Dance |
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| Summary: | One of the biggest attractions of the Pentecostal movement is its liturgy, which is partly expressed through music and dance. The growth of the popularity of Pentecostal music in Africa has been phenomenal. Its impact on the general music scene and the society in general is seen in the number of high profile secular or "juju" musicians who have become gospel singers, evangelists and pastors. It has also affected politicians and the celebrants of rites of passage who borrow freely from gospel music and dance. Focusing on this aspect of themovemen| this article explores how Pentecostal music and dance traditions have attempted to supplant the "disco" music and dance of discotheques. It traces how the new musical tradition or gospel music originated and developed and how the Pentecostals who were initiallywary of popular cultures negotiated between sacred and popular music and dance. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ghana bulletin of theology
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