Seven Videos Of Tambourine Playing During African American Church Services

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases six videos of tambourine playing during African American church services and one video of an African American woman playing the tambourine playing while singing a Gospel song.

Comments from one of these video's discussion thread are also included in this post.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S COMMENT
Playing the tambourine during church services is considered a church ministry as it is a way of praising God and a way of helping to bring down the Holy Spirit.

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Video #1:"Ole Skool Saturday" Revival Temple "Highlights" Pt. 2 of 4



Old School Gospel Channel, Published on Jul 21, 2008

Revival Temple
"Ole Skool Saturday"aka"Old School

Praise The Old Time Way. Highlights Of the service various choirs and guest. TINY LUCAS is showing us how we praise God back in the day,old school style, July 12, 2008; Part.2 of 4
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Notice the woman playing washboard [first shown at around 2:48 in this video.]

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Video #2: Stretch Out - GHMBC



GreaterHarvestMBC, Published on Sep 8, 2010

@ The 3pm Live Radio Broadcast Sis.Ballard & Mass Choir tell us To Stretch Out On God's Word in the times of trouble @ The Greater Harvest MB Church 5141 S State Street In Chicago, IL 60609 Elder Eric Thomas Pastor ...
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Two choir members also play the washboard.

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Video #3: Now THIS is how you play a tambourine!!!!



Michael S. Fitts, Published on Jun 14, 2010

A woman really gets into her tambourine praise when The Birmingham Community Mass Choir of the Gospel Music Workshop of America along with SEM MUSIC PRODUCTIONS presents Mr. Daryl Coley at the Mount Moriah Baptist Church where Dr. Bernard Williams Sr. is pastor.

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Video #4: Carrie Robinson and Blind Jim Brewer



Just Vinny, Published on Mar 5, 2012

Vintage Gospel music and dancing on old Maxwell Street Market, Chicago. Gospel music co-existed with Blues in this open market.
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This film wasn't shot in a church building, but church can be held any place.

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Video #5: Tambourine Battle with the saints!!!!!!



Acs11871, Published on Jul 30, 2012

Praise Him...
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Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only:
1. Danielle Jordan, 2012
"thats me at church in sudays and i am baptist, at my church there is only four of us who actually play and we get serious like this too! But i do miss being petecostal!"

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2. Charity Dell, 2016
""Praise Him with tambourines and dancing!" (Psalm 150:4) The crisp, joyful exuberant sound of polyrhythms played on multiple tambourines....GLORY! :-)"

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3. Paul Jones, 2019
"This has to be a penecostal church.they look apostalic and remind of the holy spirit has takened over.
Wow those tambourines!!
I am shouting right now!
Ooh,glory!!!
Paul jones
Baltimore. Md."

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4. It's Mz Keshia 2U, 2019
"That's right, yall!! Beat the Devil outta them tambourines!!!!"

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Video #6: Tambourine Praise Break - 2015 #PAWinc Summer Convention



apostolic660, Published on Feb 16, 2016

Tambourine Praise Break during Holy Communion Service. Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc. Centennial Convention in Detroit, MI. Thursday Morning 7/30/15 #PAWinc100

Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Inc. (http://www.pawinc.org) #PAWinc
Bishop Charles H. Ellis III, Presiding Bishop
Bishop Richard E. Young, 1st Assistant Presiding Bishop
Bishop Theodore Brooks, 2nd Assistant Presiding Bishop

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Video #7: Tambourines Praise Break - "Beat Those Tambourines For The LORD!"



GLT Church1, Published on Nov 23, 2018

Psalm 81:2 (GNT) "Start the music and beat the tambourines; play pleasant music on the harps and the lyres."

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