Christmas in the Congo

Christmas in the Congo

In forming and guiding the Troubadours du Roi Baudouin, Father Guido Haazen chose to add a new and marvelous chapter to the long history of African influence in music. The curiously irreverent jazz that was played at the New Orleans funerals is indebted to this influence; the poignant spirituals of the plantations recall their melancholy roots; the sambas and the marchas composed for the Mardi Gras Carnivals in Rio de Janeiro pulsate with similar rhythms; and today''s gospel music strongly reflects its African source. The musical richness of the environment was immediately apparent to Father Haazen upon arriving in the Congo in 1953. Soon he had assembled forty-five boys, from the ages of nine to fourteen and fifteen teachers, into a choir (with a percussion section added) that has since gained world renown as the Troubadours du Roi Baudoui.
Country USA
Brand EL
Manufacturer El Records
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 5013929326033
ReleaseDate 2013-11-26
UnitCount 1
Format Import
EANs 5013929326033