This week I listened to all the Work Songs / Spirituals / Gospel songs one after the other, but the experience definitely would have been much richer if there was a greater context for each song.
However, one song, My Desire, particularly stood out to me because of its singability, its raw emotion, and its unmistakable spiritual component. With my project I aimed to illustrate the depth of that passion - the desire to please the Lord. I attempted to show the human hands as the creation of God and the powerful symbolic gesture of giving them up to him, but in a way that evokes peace...
On African-American culture and its overwhelming contribution to the melting pot:
I came across this article on Amiri Baraka with a refreshing point of view on Blues People back when it was first written and how it resonates in American society today. I'm not able to post a photo of my project here right now, but I will leave a video of a street musician performing in Jackson Square, the heart of New Orleans - Tony, do you happen to recognize the song?
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