Rejoice & Shout
A documentary on Gospel music's 200-year history.
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DVD Details
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: December 16, 2016
- Originally Released: 2011
- Label: Magnolia Home Ent
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Willa Ward | |
Directed by | Don McGlynn | |
Screenwriting by | Don McGlynn | |
Director of Photography: | John Polsen, Steven Wacks & Don McGlynn | |
Hosted by | Smokey Robinson, Marie Knight, Mavis Staples, Ira Tucker, Sr., The Staple Singers, Ira Tucker, Jr., The Blind Boys Of Alabama & AndraƩ Crouch |
Entertainment Reviews:
76%
TOMATOMETER
Smokey Robinson, who introduces the film and offers its closing observations, sets its praiseworthy tone....[The film] snaps into focus once it begins relating a chronological history of a genre that evolved out of the fusion of plantation work songs and Christian hymns.
New York Times
3 stars out of 4 -- [A] consistently entertaining documentary bringing together a remarkable variety of surviving performances on films and records, going back to circa 1900.
Chicago Sun-Times
[V]ibrant and comprehensive....REJOICE provides both a melodic education and a once-in-a-lifetime concert in one soul-stirring package.
Los Angeles Times
Don McGlynn's gospel documentary takes a gratifyingly comprehensive look at an ecstatic American art form. -- Grade: A-
Entertainment Weekly
3 stars out of 5 -- The filmmakers use film, stills and video footage from as far back as the late 1800s, some of which has never been seen or heard before. Some of the performances in the film are deeply affecting...
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Product Description:
It's all but impossible to discuss African-American culture or America's musical heritage without talking about gospel music. Just as the church was an integral part of the African-American community from the time slaves were first brought to the colonies, music played a crucial role in their spiritual experience from the beginning, and as various forms of African and rural music coalesced into gospel, gospel in turn became the foundation that later spawned jazz, blues, soul, and even rap. Gospel music also became the stepping stone into the spotlight for many of music's most influential artists, who in turn helped bring new ideas into the gospel sound, keeping it fresh and innovative. Filmmaker Don McGlynn, who specializes in documentaries about American music, chronicles the history of African-American gospel music in the film REJOICE & SHOUT, which reveals the true story of this powerful and influential musical form and the people who helped to make it great. REJOICE & SHOUT received its world premiere at the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival.
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