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Wade in the Water

Detroit News | 1 month ago

Second Baptist Church at forefront of education values

...learned math by studying their past through the building of Egyptian pyramids. And Negro spirituals such as "Wade in the Water" provided the first maps for slaves seeking freedom.

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National Public Radio | 1 month ago

Asylum Street Spankers: Going Gospel

...twirled a fire baton to Primus. It was amazing." In NPR's Studio 4A, the band performs the traditional "Wade in the Water" and the soul-stirring "Last Mile of the Way." But Asylum...

washingtonpost.com | 1 month ago

Dance review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Kennedy Center

...dancer, and, with his injury healed, he also captivated with the liquid articulation of his shoulders in the "Wade in the Water" section of Ailey's perennial finale, "Revelations." Such...

Boston Herald | 1 month ago

PATTY GRIFFIN

...songwriter, she's penned just two songs here while plucking some gospel classics (a spooky version of "Wade in the Water") from the public domain and others from sources as diverse as...

PopMatters | 1 month ago

Patty Griffin: Downtown Church (Review)

...is a driving, on-your-feet thumper with a thick wash of Miller's guitar and the McCrarys' backing shouts. "Wade in the Water" features another impassioned vocal, this time given a spooky...

Kansas City Star | 1 month ago

Patti Griffin's new 'Downtown Church' stunningly powerful foray into soul-gospel

...category through her soulful voice and interpretive ability. The songs mix traditional standards ("Wade in the Water," "Move Up") with country and blues spirituals (Hank Williams'...

Wikipedia | 1 month ago

Wade in the Water

...was made whole of whatsoever disease he had." Many internet sources and popular books claim that songs such as "Wade in the Water" contained explicit instructions to fugitive slaves on...

all about jazz | 2 months ago

Nicole Mitchell: Renegades, Anaya, Collective Creativity

...play. Two of the longer tracks, however, prove to be the most engaging. Black Earth Strings interpret "Wade in the Water" by slightly dragging the tempo, conveying the fatigue of...

National Public Radio | 2 months ago

First Listen: Patty Griffin's 'Downtown Church'

...given that it's a gospel album: On it, two Griffin originals rub alongside gospel standards, including "Wade in the Water" and "Waiting for My Child." It was EMI's Peter York who...

all about jazz | 2 months ago

Ramsey Lewis: Songs from the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey

...an arrangement of a movement from Brahms' second symphony, by the fifth number, a Ray Charles-style rendition of "Wade in the Water," things got funky and stayed that way, segueing through...

Detroit Free Press | 2 months ago

PLAYLIST: Ringo's CD delights; but why wouldn't it?

...Presbyterian Church and includes stellar guest vocalists Emmylou Harris, Raul Malo and Shawn Colvin. "Wade in the Water," "Move Up" and "If I Had My Way" are all spine-tingling...

Reuters | 2 months ago

Patty Griffin ventures into gospel with new album

...sound with a more blues-oriented approach. At times, Griffin is slow and poised on "Death's Got A Warrant" and "Wade in the Water" to a harder, driving approach during "Move Up" and "I...