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    The Fisk Jubilee Singers are vocal artists and students at Fisk University in Nashville, TN., who sing and travel worldwide. The original Fisk Jubilee Singers introduced ‘slave songs’ to the world in 1871 and were instrumental in preserving this unique American musical tradition known today as Negro spirituals. Read More.

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    The Fisk Jubilee Singers are an African-American a cappella ensemble, consisting of students at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. The first group was organized in 1871 to tour and raise funds for college.

  4. fiskjubileesingers.org › about-the-singers-2 › ourOur History - Fisk Jubilee Singers

    Our History. Fisk University opened in Nashville in 1866 as the first American university to offer a liberal arts education to “young men and women irrespective of color.”. Five years later the school was in dire financial straits.

  5. www.britannica.com › topic › Fisk-Jubilee-SingersFisk Jubilee Singers | Description, History, Accolades, & Facts

    Fisk Jubilee Singers, group of African American singers established (1871) at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. It is one of the earliest and most-famous Black vocal groups, known for the performance of what were first called slave songs and later became known as African American spirituals.

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  6. www.theatlantic.com › magazine › archiveThe College Choir That Changed the Course of American Music ...

    Nov 13, 2023 · In time, the choir would become the world-famous Fisk Jubilee Singers, and the diary written by Sheppard, who served as the group’s pianist and composer, preserves its origin story. Beyond...

  7. www.fisk.edu › university-news-and-publicationsThe Fisk Jubilee Singers® Set to ... - Fisk University

    Feb 22, 2021 · 2.22.2021. University News and Publications. The Fisk Jubilee Singers® Set to Commemorate 150th Anniversary with Yearlong Celebration of Events. Nashville, TN-The world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers® will celebrate the 150 th anniversary of their founding with a year-long celebration of events.

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