MUSICAL NARRATIVES

MUSICAL NARRATIVES NEEDED Narratives are musical to the mind. Music narrates to our spiritual soul. Both forms communicate meaning, messages, by different modalities. Some people are more sensitive to one form than the other one , but musical narratives are the highest! Musical narratives meld stories and music together into spiritual epics . "Exodus" is a musical narrative. "Battle Hymn of the Republic" is a musical narrative. "The Star Spangled Banner " is a musical narrative . "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a musical narrative . "America" is an especially beautiful narrative, being epic without being insulting. Would that "America" may become our national anthem! If not, or, along with "America," it would be wonderful if musicians would craft an African American musical narrative that speaks to, sings to, plays, to our historical movements in body and soul from Africa to America; our genetic amalgamations among disparate folks; of slavery to freedom; down and out, to on our way up ! Rising! Musical narratives are part of the solution to what ails us . We crave for marching to Zion praise music!