Muzica gospel sau, mai simplu,gospel (din engleză:gospel =evanghelia, știrea bună; derivat dinengleza veche undegōdspel,gōd = bun, șispel = povestire, știre[1]) estemuzicacreștinăafroamericanădinsecolele XX și XXI. Mai exact, gospelul este muzica bisericească a comunităților creștine afroamericane, în principalcorală, caracterizată prin influențe dejazz șiblues.
Precursoarea gospelului a fost muzica de genNegro spiritual.
Termenul se mai folosește azi și cu semnificația lărgită, mai generală, de muzică creștină din zoneleanglo-saxone, sau și demuzică pop creștină.
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Barlow, Sanna Morrison.Mountain Singing: the Story of Gospel Recordings in the Philippines. Hong Kong: Alliance Press, 1952. 352 p.
A selection of gospel music collected by the Library of Congress in 1943
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Cleall, Charles.Sixty Songs From Sankey. London: Marshall, Morgan and Scott, 1960.
Cusic, Don.The Sound of Light: a History of Gospel Music. Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1990. iv, 267 p. 0-87972-498-6 pbk.
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Zolten, Jerry.Great God A' Mighty!: The Dixie Hummingbirds—Celebrating The Rise Of Soul Gospel Music. Oxford University Press, 2003.ISBN 0-19-515272-7.
