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Noun: gospel music
  1. (a cappella singing) folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
    - gospel, gospel singing

Type of: ethnic music, folk, folk music

Encyclopedia: Gospel music