A Marian hymn from Nghệ An may sound entirely different from one in Nam Định or Đà Lạt. These regional nuances give Vietnamese sacred music a distinctive character, rarely seen elsewhere in the global ...

At age 5, Aquil Sudah first heard the “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” or as he prefers to call it, the Black National Anthem. The hymn, written by James Weldon Johnson and composed by J. Rosamond Johnson ...

They not only memorise large volumes of Vedic hymns with precision but also cultivate mental discipline, ... which includes Rigveda: 10 mandalas, 1,028 suktas, and 10,552 mantras.

F rom the faint glow of dawn, when the first lamps are lit in homes and temples across Odisha, the sacred journey of the Jagannath Prabhu Yatra begins in reverent anticipation, fi ...

A celebration of a “radical” Hackney minister famous for his “controversial” hymns is to take place in Stoke Newington tomorrow. At 7pm, Abney Park Trust will convene a discussion on the Georgian-era ...

James Weldon Johnson’s poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” set to music by his brother John Rosamond, was first presented as a hymn, then adopted as a song and soon cherished as an anthem. In its 125th ...