Hand Clapping In African American Churches, Part II (Videos)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on hand clapping in African American churches.

This post presents seven videos which showcase types of hand clapping in African American churches & during African American Gospel concerts.

Part I provides general comments about the when and why handclapping is done in many African American churches & African American Gospel concerts. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/08/handclapping-in-african-american.html for Part I of this series.

The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all the composers, choir directors, vocalists, and musicians whose songs are featured in this post. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
(These videos are of African American Gospel music, including what I consider to be "Gospelized Spirituals" - Spirituals performed in a Gospel style.

These showcase videos are presented in no particular order with no information about the types of soulful hand clapping that is performed.

(Update: April 2, 2020: Videos #1 and #3 replace those that are no longer available.)


Example #1: Timothy Wright"Who's On The Lord's Side!"



TheBLSsingers, Apr 14, 2012

Timothy Wright On Saturday Nite Sing!"

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Example #2: Florida Mass Choir "All Night All Day"



Uploaded by chj333 on Apr 7, 2009

Florida Mass Choir "All Night All Day" directed by V. Michael McKay

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Example #3: "Step Back, Let God Do It"- Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir



Rowoches, Sep 15, 2014

DISCLAIMER- I don't own the rights to this video. This is a fan post, sharing history* : The late Dr. Charles G. Hayes & the Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir. The song was edited on album I'LL NEVER FORGET, but this is the full version. The unmistakable Diane Williams, soloist.
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Example #4: "Hallelujah Anyhow" - Rev. Clay Evans



Uploaded by malacomg on Oct 29, 2010

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Example #5: Detroit Mass Choir - Climbing Up The Mountain/Hallelujah



Uploaded by gooblaprea on Aug 3, 2011

Detroit Mass Choir singing two classic songs. With Ora Watkins-Jones and Gabrielle Johnson on lead.

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Example #6: Soul Children - Weeping May Endure For A Night



Uploaded by reesamae on Feb 19, 2010

Soul Children singing JOY - Weeping May Endure for a Night (Chicago)

This is the one and only Recording Artist and The Legendary Courtney Duncan from the Grammy nominated Soul Children of Chicago. He is now Pastor Courtney C. (Duncan) Maxwell (search youtube vids), and was a legendary vocalist with Walt Whitman and the choir in the 90's. He now pastor's Greater Deliverance Temple in Chicago, IL. PURE RARE ANOINTING, he has had since childhood

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Example #7: Mississippi Mass Choir - I'm Not Tired Yet



uploaded by TheSevenChosen on Oct 17, 2011

Mississippi Mass Choir - I'm Not Tired Yet

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RELATED LINK
http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/05/old-time-handclapping-foot-stomping-in.html
"Old Time Handclapping & Foot Stomping In African American Religious Singing"

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