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When The Church Becomes Your Party: Contemporary Gospel Music

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Item Weight: 13.9 Oz Subject Area: Music, Social Science Format: Trade Paperback Language: English Publisher: Wayne State University Press Book Title: When The Church Becomes Your Party: Contemporary Gospel Musi... Subject: Religious / Gospel, Ethnic, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies Publication Year: 2008 Type: Textbook gtin13: 9780814332184 Series: African American Life Ser. Number of Pages: 240 Pages Item Height: 0.6 in ISBN: 9780814332184 Publication Name: When the Church Becomes Your Party : Contemporary Gospel Music Author: Deborah Smith Pollard Item Width: 6.2 in Item Length: 9.1 in

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Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: When The Church Becomes Your Party: Contemporary Gospel Music ISBN13: 9780814332184 ISBN10: 0814332188 Author: Pollard, Deborah Smith (Author) Description: In When The Church Becomes Your Party, Author Deborah Smith Pollard Assesses Contemporary Gospel Music As The Genre Enters The Twenty-First Century She Argues That Although The Flashy Clothing, Informal Language, And Elaborate Stage Presentation Found In Some Of The Newest Gospel Music Might Not Be What Some Worshippers Expect, This New Aesthetic Rests On The Same Christian Principles As More Traditional Forms And Actually Extends Its Message To A Wider And Younger Audience In This Volume Pollard Looks At Contemporary Gospel Music With The Insider's Perspective She Has Acquired As A Regular Participant In Praise And Worship Services In The Detroit Area And Through Her Work As A Successful Gospel Concert Producer (The Motor City Praisefest And The Mcdonald's Gospelfest) And Host Of A Popular Sunday Morning Gospel Show On Detroit's Fm 98 Wjlb Among The Topics She Considers In When The Church Becomes Your Party Are Praise And Worship Music, Gospel Musical Stage Plays, The Changing Dress Code Of Gospel Performance, Women Gospel Announcers, And Holy Hip Hop She Draws On Detroit's Thriving Gospel Scene As Well As Her Knowledge Of The National Gospel Music Industry To Identify Important Trends In Each Area And Trace The Cultural Transformations That Brought Them About In Addition, Pollard Includes Interviews With Contemporary Gospel Artists, Allowing Them To Explain Why They Rap, Make Particular Choices In Attire, Or Participate In Gospel Radio, Praise And Worship, Or Gospel Musical Plays While Other Studies Address Some Of The Subtopics Included In This Volume, When The Church Becomes Your Party Offers A Comprehensive Picture Of The History And Future Of Contemporary Gospel Music Scholars Of Music And African American Cultural Studies Will Enjoy This Intriguing Volume Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: Wayne State University Press Publication Date: 2008-05-01 Weight: 0.86 lbs Dimensions: 0.59'' H x 9.09'' L x 6.21'' W Number of Pages: 225 Language: English

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