In one dance a spectator noted that, slaves would gather, and form a ring of singers, they would then utter a kind of melodious chant that gradually increased in strength and in noise until trebles were felt throughout the property. ... Spirituals - Were a genre of religious folk song founded in American black and white musical traditions. Black and white spirituals share many tunes and texts; blacks and whites mingled at camp meetings, and musical influences probably traveled both ways. ...

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