“A lot of people don’t realize that just about all Negro spirituals are written on the black notes of the piano. Probably the most famous on this slave scale was written by John Newton, who used to be the captain of a slave ship, and many believe he heard this melody that sounds very much like a West African sorrow chant.
And it has a haunting, haunting plaintive quality to it that reaches past your arrogance, past your pride, and it speaks to that part of you that’s in bondage. And we feel it. We feel it.
It’s just one of the most amazing melodies in all of human history.”
At Carnegie Hall, gospel singer Wintley Phipps performs an awesome rendition of Amazing Grace ~
Video from KarmaTube
Hat-tip: Auntie D
