Nine Videos Of African American Church Single Time & Double Time Hand Clapping

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

This post showcases nine videos of single time and double time African American church hand clapping.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/04/pancocojams-reprint-hand-clapping-in.html for Part I of this series. That post provides general information and comments about hand clapping in many African American churches & in African American Gospel concerts.

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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Most of this post's content was originally published on pancocojams in 2012. That 2012 post has no comments.

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
I'm particularly interested in showcasing (and documenting) the ways that African American church choirs (and church congregations) clap their own hands while singing, including the fact that every choir member doesn't clap single time or clap double time exactly the same ways.

In some of these videos people are seen applauding a choir prior to their performance and applauding the choir after they finish their performance. These videos are probably Gospel concerts and not choir renditions during church since a number of African American churches frown upon "applauding" singers. However, in those same African American churches as well as in other African American churches, people are usually encouraged to clap in agreeance with and/or appreciation for what the person might say while introducing the choir's song. Also, it is also acceptable for people to clap along with the choir or group.

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

Example #1: Rev. Timothy Wright - Who's On the Lord's Side



malacomg, May 23, 2014
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Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=423&v=2hbKoFhcb_U&feature=emb_logo for a 2012 video entitled "Timothy Wright - "Who's On The Lord's Side!". That video shows that African American Gospel concert audience applauding the next performers and clapping in acknowledgment, aggreeance, and/or appreciation for what the director of that choir is saying. Unfortunately, that video has very poor visuals and audio.

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Example #2: I miss double clap church songs



KevOnStage, Oct 18, 2016

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Example #3: Chicago Mass Choir- "I'm Going With Jesus"



newhavenvideos, Oct 9, 2012


Chicago Mass Choir- "I'm Going With Jesus"
From their album "Live In Nashville"
New Haven Records
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This album was first released in 2003.

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Example #4: Hand Clapping Foot Stomping 1 Hour Of Traditional Gospel Music Mix



Jonathan DesVerney Gospel Channel, Aug 13, 2016

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Example #5: "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 #6: "Hallelujah Anyhow" - Rev. Clay Evans



Uploaded by malacomg on Oct 29, 2010

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Example #7: 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 #8: 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 #9: 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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