Contemporary Christian music

Daniel Bondaczuk is a native of Brazil, currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee. His career has been focused on understanding music diversity, pushing boundaries and promoting improbable connections. Owner of a unique set of skills, Daniel is not only an accomplished pianist who toured his home country accompanying, among others, the singers Cauby Peixoto and Angela Maria from 2011 to 2014, but also a talented arranger, composer, producer and recording engineer, having achieved some degree of…

of religious music, people would not be able to worship in their own particular way. Religious music is rooted in traditions and styles of the British and Europeans. Later, it reached the African cultures. Religious music has been in American history since the seventieth century, and it has changed a tremendous amount over time. Due to technology, electronic music and the media, religious has come a long way. There are many types of religious music like traditional black gospel music,…

Toby Mac Toby Mac is a Christian artist and producer of music. His name goes with many genres of Contemporary Christian music of the modern times. Christian music has changed through the last few years, and Toby Mac has gone through the changes as time moves forward. The reason for choosing Toby Mac is due to the total influence a person has and the impact he has had on the world. Not as just a Christian artist and singer, but he changes the way music sticks in people’s minds and hearts. Toby…

would receive attention. For instance, Isaac Watts received attention. Watts was a remarkable songwriter who would relate the hymns to the singers. He composed hymns that were relatable. This theme from the First Great Awakening is present today: contemporary songwriters compose songs that reveal the singer could relate to, such as relating to a pain or rejoicing in Jesus. Furthermore, Watts would create hymns that would teach his Calvinistic theology, and others such as John and Charles Wesley…

in which the theme of 'strength in times of hardship' can be explored. One such ritual is the Christian worship of the holy spirit, a process stemming from Jewish tradition involves praising God through music, speech, scripture readings and prayers. The ritual of prayer was interwoven into our Christian liturgy with an opening prayer, concluding prayer, and the prayers of the faithful in-between. Christian prayer is a universal ritual completed in liturgies as a way of recognising the…

memories of their grandparents humming the tune while grocery shopping. Hymns such as Amazing Grace are sung daily by millions of people across the world. These special songs have the power to bring people together, no matter their differences. In the Christian faith, hymns enhance the religious experience by creating a vessel through which active participants are able to communicate their adoration, longing, or praise to God. Hymns are defined as “any religious song intended for the express…

has succeeded in far more than just reaching fame in music. He comes from an interesting historical background; his 4th and 5th grandfathers were born slaves and died freed men. Being that John Legend was always into Classical soul, hip-hop and gospel music since early childhood, he carried that interest into the music he composes today, which makes him one of the few artists in the r&b/hip-hop music industry today that has carried his soul music history into today’s modern musical styles. John…

and toured from 1993 to 2000; additionally, with fellow Grammy Award Winners Christian McBride, Terence Blanchard, Elvis Costello, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Joe Lovano, Dianne Reeves among many others. Aside from playing at the most prestigious venues and festivals around the globe I…

If we are not preaching Christ, the Holy Spirit, and God the Father; our preaching is not Christian. Some churches and people for whatever reason attempt to eliminate Christ’s presence from their preaching. It is Christ who told us, “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father” Jesus is in time what God the Father is in eternity. Our preaching is not authentic when we don’t exalt and lift up the name of Jesus in our preaching. We have forgotten that Christ is the one who bleed and died for our…

Comparing artists and their music has gone on since music first began. Each person thinks their favorite artist’s album is the best, while the other argues that his is the best. Just like any other entertainment category, it is very hard to convince the other person that you are right, even though the evidence is shouting out at them. Which is truly better? Two popular artists on each end of the spectrum of popularity with one artist’s album being on the Billboard 200 chart at number one and the…