Caribbean gospel: Difference between revisions
Category: Genre
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== Geography and communities == | == Geography and communities == | ||
Jamaica and Haiti are separate fields and listening contexts. Island and diaspora connections matter, but English-language Jamaican songs should not replace Haitian Creole examples merely because both are Caribbean. Other islands are represented only when an appropriate recording and community link have been established. | Jamaica and Haiti are separate fields and listening contexts. Island and diaspora connections matter, but English-language Jamaican songs should not replace Haitian Creole examples merely because both are Caribbean. Other islands are represented only when an appropriate recording and community link have been established. | ||
Additional distinct island and island-chain landscapes: Bahamas–Turks and Caicos, Cayman, Bermuda, the northeastern Caribbean and Barbados–Windwards. They are separate musical networks with country-specific recording queues, not a universal Caribbean playlist. | |||
== Artists == | == Artists == | ||
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| Spencer Brutus || Li Vire Yo- Spencer Brutus (Session Recording) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/vc3uw_gedzI || Local Caribbean gospel selection. Video publication: 2025-03-06; this is not automatically the original release or recording date. Embedded playback checked 19 October 2026. || popular || unknown || unknown || live || unknown || country:Haiti || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc3uw_gedzI Recording source] || Specific work and community reviewed from the linked recording and artist/context sources. Unknown original/session dates are not inferred from upload dates. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc3uw_gedzI Li Vire Yo- Spencer Brutus (Session Recording) — source channel: Spencer Brutus].</ref> | | Spencer Brutus || Li Vire Yo- Spencer Brutus (Session Recording) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/vc3uw_gedzI || Local Caribbean gospel selection. Video publication: 2025-03-06; this is not automatically the original release or recording date. Embedded playback checked 19 October 2026. || popular || unknown || unknown || live || unknown || country:Haiti || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc3uw_gedzI Recording source] || Specific work and community reviewed from the linked recording and artist/context sources. Unknown original/session dates are not inferred from upload dates. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc3uw_gedzI Li Vire Yo- Spencer Brutus (Session Recording) — source channel: Spencer Brutus].</ref> | ||
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| The Cooling Waters || The Cooling Waters The Lord Will Make Away || https://www.youtube.com/embed/mhwQcFVmbPA || Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2018-12-24; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhwQcFVmbPA The Cooling Waters The Lord Will Make Away].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:The Bahamas || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhwQcFVmbPA Recording/context source] || Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| The Cooling Waters || The Cooling Waters Victory has come || https://www.youtube.com/embed/ujQ4Jl23VWc || Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2018-12-25; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujQ4Jl23VWc The Cooling Waters Victory has come].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:The Bahamas || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujQ4Jl23VWc Recording/context source] || Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| The Cooling Waters || The Cooling Waters because he Lives || https://www.youtube.com/embed/KC8m73GevWw || Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2018-12-24; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC8m73GevWw The Cooling Waters because he Lives].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || live || unknown || country:The Bahamas || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC8m73GevWw Recording/context source] || Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Turks & Caicos Mass Choir || Turks and Caicos Mass Choir Unified Nation.wmv || https://www.youtube.com/embed/W3FotzNg0to || Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2011-06-17; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3FotzNg0to Turks and Caicos Mass Choir Unified Nation.wmv].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Turks and Caicos Islands || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3FotzNg0to Recording/context source] || Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Cayman Islands Male Voice Choir || Elmslie Summer Praise Cayman Islands Male Voice Choir Mert Him In The Air || https://www.youtube.com/embed/5zIGvnaQW8M || Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2021-12-28; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zIGvnaQW8M Elmslie Summer Praise Cayman Islands Male Voice Choir Mert Him In The Air].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || live || unknown || country:Cayman Islands || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zIGvnaQW8M Recording/context source] || Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| FBC Grand Cayman Men’s Choir || All I Have is Christ-FBC Grand Cayman Men's Choir || https://www.youtube.com/embed/6VWCGQ4PvzA || Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2010-05-09; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VWCGQ4PvzA All I Have is Christ-FBC Grand Cayman Men's Choir].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Cayman Islands || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VWCGQ4PvzA Recording/context source] || Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Ebenezer Seventh-day Adventist Male Quartet || Ebenezer Seventh Day Adventist Cayman Islands Male Quartet View That Holy City North Side || https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZZoF40cS3RE || Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2023-12-03; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZoF40cS3RE Ebenezer Seventh Day Adventist Cayman Islands Male Quartet View That Holy City North Side].</ref> || traditional || unknown || unknown || live || unknown || country:Cayman Islands || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZoF40cS3RE Recording/context source] || Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Fred Jerkins with Last Call || VICTORY- Fred Jerkins featuring Last Call (Official Music Video) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/nQ345OwOLpc || Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2019-01-30; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ345OwOLpc VICTORY- Fred Jerkins featuring Last Call (Official Music Video)].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Bermuda || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ345OwOLpc Recording/context source] || Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Tricray Astwood || Tricray - Cornerstone (4) - How He Loves || https://www.youtube.com/embed/mJJ-3gJ8SDk || Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2012-05-08; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJJ-3gJ8SDk Tricray - Cornerstone (4) - How He Loves].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Bermuda || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJJ-3gJ8SDk Recording/context source] || Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Tricray Astwood || Tricray - Cornerstone (2) - Thank You || https://www.youtube.com/embed/evKpUHG7vnA || Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2012-05-07; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evKpUHG7vnA Tricray - Cornerstone (2) - Thank You].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Bermuda || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evKpUHG7vnA Recording/context source] || Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Inspirational Choir Bermuda with Shammah Williams || A Mighty Fortress is our God - The Inspirational Choir - Bermuda - March 26, 2023 || https://www.youtube.com/embed/5CJTFjPYy-o || Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2023-03-28; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CJTFjPYy-o A Mighty Fortress is our God - The Inspirational Choir - Bermuda - March 26, 2023].</ref> || traditional || unknown || 2023-03-26 || live || unknown || country:Bermuda || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CJTFjPYy-o Recording/context source] || Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Sherwin Gardner || Sherwin Gardner - I'm Standing Live In (SJPC) Antigua || https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ax2PhBgjOIs || Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2014-04-21; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax2PhBgjOIs Sherwin Gardner - I'm Standing Live In (SJPC) Antigua].</ref> || popular || 2014 || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Antigua and Barbuda || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax2PhBgjOIs Recording/context source] || Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Sherwin Gardner || Sherwin Gardner - Running #GospelFestAntigua || https://www.youtube.com/embed/OwW792C1xbY || Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2015-11-05; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwW792C1xbY Sherwin Gardner - Running #GospelFestAntigua].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Antigua and Barbuda || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwW792C1xbY Recording/context source] || Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Romancia Kingston || Romancia Kingston - Hallelujah (Official Video) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/0n97GyaudVs || Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2015-06-17; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n97GyaudVs Romancia Kingston - Hallelujah (Official Video)].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Antigua and Barbuda || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n97GyaudVs Recording/context source] || Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Romancia Kingston || Romancia Kingston 'Do It Again' (Official music video) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/A-BSihR-GkI || Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2019-06-14; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-BSihR-GkI Romancia Kingston 'Do It Again' (Official music video)].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Antigua and Barbuda || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-BSihR-GkI Recording/context source] || Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Neville Peter || I See God. Original song by Neville Peter #ChristianMusic #Worship || https://www.youtube.com/embed/PRqXSBSaQQE || Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2025-02-13; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRqXSBSaQQE I See God. Original song by Neville Peter #ChristianMusic #Worship].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:United States Virgin Islands || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRqXSBSaQQE Recording/context source] || Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Neville Peter || Your Goodness new song from Neville Peter || https://www.youtube.com/embed/RwzOyPk--0M || Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2026-10-16; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwzOyPk--0M Your Goodness new song from Neville Peter].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:United States Virgin Islands || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwzOyPk--0M Recording/context source] || Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Gylchris Sprauve || Wear Your Name by Gylchris Sprauve || https://www.youtube.com/embed/AWtzEAhFb4c || Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2008-05-07; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWtzEAhFb4c Wear Your Name by Gylchris Sprauve].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:United States Virgin Islands || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWtzEAhFb4c Recording/context source] || Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Bridget Blucher with Joseph Niles || Bridget Blucher & Jospeh Niles - Am Trying || https://www.youtube.com/embed/tND0dzfEYVo || Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2020-02-13; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tND0dzfEYVo Bridget Blucher & Jospeh Niles - Am Trying].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Barbados; country:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tND0dzfEYVo Recording/context source] || Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Bridget Blucher || Bridget Blucher - Shout for Joy || https://www.youtube.com/embed/jyJxN_6icMg || Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2023-11-28; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyJxN_6icMg Bridget Blucher - Shout for Joy].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyJxN_6icMg Recording/context source] || Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Allison Norville || Allison Norville -Goodness of God (Cover) - Live Recording || https://www.youtube.com/embed/jN3cYQ_tznA || Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2020-08-13; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN3cYQ_tznA Allison Norville -Goodness of God (Cover) - Live Recording].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Barbados || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN3cYQ_tznA Recording/context source] || Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Neesha Woodz || Good to me - Neesha Woodz (Official Music Video) || https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qbn5DJb6kIQ || Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2022-08-03; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbn5DJb6kIQ Good to me - Neesha Woodz (Official Music Video)].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Barbados || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbn5DJb6kIQ Recording/context source] || Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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| Grenada || Grenada: I Wanna Be More - Grenadian Gospel Group || https://www.youtube.com/embed/MtcPI7uorv4 || Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2009-07-13; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtcPI7uorv4 Grenada: I Wanna Be More - Grenadian Gospel Group].</ref> || popular || unknown || unknown || music-video || unknown || country:Grenada || supported || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtcPI7uorv4 Recording/context source] || Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. | |||
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== Hotspot mushrooms == | == Hotspot mushrooms == | ||
Additional distinct island and island-chain landscapes: Bahamas–Turks and Caicos, Cayman, Bermuda, the northeastern Caribbean and Barbados–Windwards. They are separate musical networks with country-specific recording queues, not a universal Caribbean playlist. These are editorial affinity illustrations, not measured listener shares. Fields fade linearly and combine by maximum. | |||
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|+ MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms | |+ MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms | ||
! ID !! Location !! Latitude !! Longitude !! Radius (km) !! Strength !! Notes | ! ID !! Location !! Latitude !! Longitude !! Radius (km) !! Strength !! Notes | ||
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| caribbean-gospel-landscape-1 || Caribbean gospel — principal connected landscape || 18 || -77 || 800 || 1 || Jamaica and Haiti are separate fields and listening contexts. Island and diaspora connections matter, but English-language Jamaican songs should not replace Haitian Creole examples merely because both are Caribbean. Other islands are represented only when an appropriate recording and community link have been established. | | caribbean-gospel-landscape-1 || Caribbean gospel — principal connected landscape || 18.0 || -77.0 || 800.0 || 1.0 || Jamaica and Haiti are separate fields and listening contexts. Island and diaspora connections matter, but English-language Jamaican songs should not replace Haitian Creole examples merely because both are Caribbean. Other islands are represented only when an appropriate recording and community link have been established. | ||
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| caribbean-gospel-landscape-2 || Caribbean gospel — second connected landscape || 19.0 || -72.5 || 650.0 || 0.9 || Jamaica and Haiti are separate fields and listening contexts. Island and diaspora connections matter, but English-language Jamaican songs should not replace Haitian Creole examples merely because both are Caribbean. Other islands are represented only when an appropriate recording and community link have been established. | |||
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| caribbean-gospel-gap-landscape-1 || Caribbean gospel — 1 || 24 || -74 || 900 || 0.95 || Additional distinct island and island-chain landscapes: Bahamas–Turks and Caicos, Cayman, Bermuda, the northeastern Caribbean and Barbados–Windwards. They are separate musical networks with country-specific recording queues, not a universal Caribbean playlist. | |||
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| caribbean-gospel-gap-landscape-2 || Caribbean gospel — 2 || 19.3 || -81.2 || 300 || 0.95 || Additional distinct island and island-chain landscapes: Bahamas–Turks and Caicos, Cayman, Bermuda, the northeastern Caribbean and Barbados–Windwards. They are separate musical networks with country-specific recording queues, not a universal Caribbean playlist. | |||
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| caribbean-gospel-gap-landscape-3 || Caribbean gospel — 3 || 32.3 || -64.75 || 180 || 0.95 || Additional distinct island and island-chain landscapes: Bahamas–Turks and Caicos, Cayman, Bermuda, the northeastern Caribbean and Barbados–Windwards. They are separate musical networks with country-specific recording queues, not a universal Caribbean playlist. | |||
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| caribbean-gospel-gap-landscape-4 || Caribbean gospel — 4 || 18 || -63 || 750 || 0.95 || Additional distinct island and island-chain landscapes: Bahamas–Turks and Caicos, Cayman, Bermuda, the northeastern Caribbean and Barbados–Windwards. They are separate musical networks with country-specific recording queues, not a universal Caribbean playlist. | |||
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| caribbean-gospel-landscape- | | caribbean-gospel-gap-landscape-5 || Caribbean gospel — 5 || 13.8 || -60.4 || 650 || 0.95 || Additional distinct island and island-chain landscapes: Bahamas–Turks and Caicos, Cayman, Bermuda, the northeastern Caribbean and Barbados–Windwards. They are separate musical networks with country-specific recording queues, not a universal Caribbean playlist. | ||
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Revision as of 12:56, 19 October 2026
Summary
An umbrella for Caribbean gospel scenes, with Jamaican and Haitian recordings kept in separate local listening contexts. This is a regional or stylistic browsing category within Gospel, rather than a claim that every church, language or arrangement in the area is identical.
| Parent ID | Parent article |
|---|---|
| gospel | Gospel |
Contemporary and trending
The Caribbean contains several gospel worlds. Kevin Downswell's Jamaican worship recordings and the Haitian Creole songs of Delly Benson and Spencer Brutus illustrate why a single unqualified Caribbean playlist would still be too broad. Their official videos and live sessions show ongoing local authorship, with different languages, audience addresses and arrangements.
History
Christian song developed through different Caribbean denominational, colonial and local musical histories. Jamaican gospel has a substantial relationship with the island's popular recording world, including reggae; Haitian evangelical song belongs to a different Creole-speaking religious and cultural network. The umbrella is a browsing convenience, not a claim that these traditions began together or sound the same. [1]
Musical characteristics
Jamaican reggae-informed gospel and Haitian Creole praise are related devotional scenes, not interchangeable language or rhythm variants. Compare the lead voice with the ensemble response, the rhythmic backing with the phrasing of the text, and the difference between a communal refrain and an individually directed performance. The recordings below are particular examples, not a complete inventory of the category.
Geography and communities
Jamaica and Haiti are separate fields and listening contexts. Island and diaspora connections matter, but English-language Jamaican songs should not replace Haitian Creole examples merely because both are Caribbean. Other islands are represented only when an appropriate recording and community link have been established.
Additional distinct island and island-chain landscapes: Bahamas–Turks and Caicos, Cayman, Bermuda, the northeastern Caribbean and Barbados–Windwards. They are separate musical networks with country-specific recording queues, not a universal Caribbean playlist.
Artists
Kevin Downswell with Jabari Johnson, Delly Benson, Spencer Brutus with Frè Gabe, Spencer Brutus. The selections below identify specific works and versions rather than assigning the entire output of an artist to this category. Uploader credits are explicitly labelled when the source does not securely identify every performer. A concert, choir video and studio release may represent different parts of the same scene.
Representative performances
Original repertoire dates, recording dates and video-publication dates describe different events. Unknown dates remain unknown. Historical examples are retained for reference and excluded from geographic autoplay.
| Repertoire | Field use | Notes |
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| popular | regional | Local Gospel repertoire; country and region contexts below take precedence over broad field reach. |
| Artist | Performance / song / title | Embedded player URL | Notes | Repertoire kind | Repertoire date | Recording date | Format | Opening | Places | Fit | Evidence | Review note |
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| Kevin Downswell with Jabari Johnson | CARRY ME (Worship Edition)- Kevin Downswell Feat. Jabari Johnson I Latest gospel songs | https://www.youtube.com/embed/OThOgpUcfdE | Local Caribbean gospel selection. Video publication: 2020-12-13; this is not automatically the original release or recording date. Embedded playback checked 19 October 2026. | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Jamaica | supported | Recording source | Specific work and community reviewed from the linked recording and artist/context sources. Unknown original/session dates are not inferred from upload dates. [2] |
| Delly Benson | Delly Benson Se yon Privilèj OFFICIAL VIDEO | https://www.youtube.com/embed/g12yyA7TQoY | Local Caribbean gospel selection. Video publication: 2024-01-01; this is not automatically the original release or recording date. Embedded playback checked 19 October 2026. | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Haiti | supported | Recording source | Specific work and community reviewed from the linked recording and artist/context sources. Unknown original/session dates are not inferred from upload dates. [3] |
| Spencer Brutus with Frè Gabe | Se Bondye'k Fèl- Spencer Brutus Feat. Frè Gabe (Official Video) | https://www.youtube.com/embed/RfwKagTdKLY | Local Caribbean gospel selection. Video publication: 2021-11-13; this is not automatically the original release or recording date. Embedded playback checked 19 October 2026. | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Haiti | supported | Recording source | Specific work and community reviewed from the linked recording and artist/context sources. Unknown original/session dates are not inferred from upload dates. [4] |
| Spencer Brutus | MWEN REKLAME'L | SPENCER BRUTUS | https://www.youtube.com/embed/24XymzZVT8Y | Local Caribbean gospel selection. Video publication: 2023-02-23; this is not automatically the original release or recording date. Embedded playback checked 19 October 2026. | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Haiti | supported | Recording source | Specific work and community reviewed from the linked recording and artist/context sources. Unknown original/session dates are not inferred from upload dates. [5] |
| Spencer Brutus | Li Vire Yo- Spencer Brutus (Session Recording) | https://www.youtube.com/embed/vc3uw_gedzI | Local Caribbean gospel selection. Video publication: 2025-03-06; this is not automatically the original release or recording date. Embedded playback checked 19 October 2026. | popular | unknown | unknown | live | unknown | country:Haiti | supported | Recording source | Specific work and community reviewed from the linked recording and artist/context sources. Unknown original/session dates are not inferred from upload dates. [6] |
| The Cooling Waters | The Cooling Waters The Lord Will Make Away | https://www.youtube.com/embed/mhwQcFVmbPA | Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2018-12-24; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[7] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:The Bahamas | supported | Recording/context source | Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| The Cooling Waters | The Cooling Waters Victory has come | https://www.youtube.com/embed/ujQ4Jl23VWc | Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2018-12-25; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[8] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:The Bahamas | supported | Recording/context source | Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| The Cooling Waters | The Cooling Waters because he Lives | https://www.youtube.com/embed/KC8m73GevWw | Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2018-12-24; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[9] | traditional | unknown | unknown | live | unknown | country:The Bahamas | supported | Recording/context source | Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Turks & Caicos Mass Choir | Turks and Caicos Mass Choir Unified Nation.wmv | https://www.youtube.com/embed/W3FotzNg0to | Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2011-06-17; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[10] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Turks and Caicos Islands | supported | Recording/context source | Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Cayman Islands Male Voice Choir | Elmslie Summer Praise Cayman Islands Male Voice Choir Mert Him In The Air | https://www.youtube.com/embed/5zIGvnaQW8M | Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2021-12-28; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[11] | traditional | unknown | unknown | live | unknown | country:Cayman Islands | supported | Recording/context source | Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| FBC Grand Cayman Men’s Choir | All I Have is Christ-FBC Grand Cayman Men's Choir | https://www.youtube.com/embed/6VWCGQ4PvzA | Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2010-05-09; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[12] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Cayman Islands | supported | Recording/context source | Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Ebenezer Seventh-day Adventist Male Quartet | Ebenezer Seventh Day Adventist Cayman Islands Male Quartet View That Holy City North Side | https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZZoF40cS3RE | Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2023-12-03; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[13] | traditional | unknown | unknown | live | unknown | country:Cayman Islands | supported | Recording/context source | Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Fred Jerkins with Last Call | VICTORY- Fred Jerkins featuring Last Call (Official Music Video) | https://www.youtube.com/embed/nQ345OwOLpc | Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2019-01-30; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[14] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Bermuda | supported | Recording/context source | Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Tricray Astwood | Tricray - Cornerstone (4) - How He Loves | https://www.youtube.com/embed/mJJ-3gJ8SDk | Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2012-05-08; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[15] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Bermuda | supported | Recording/context source | Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Tricray Astwood | Tricray - Cornerstone (2) - Thank You | https://www.youtube.com/embed/evKpUHG7vnA | Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2012-05-07; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[16] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Bermuda | supported | Recording/context source | Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Inspirational Choir Bermuda with Shammah Williams | A Mighty Fortress is our God - The Inspirational Choir - Bermuda - March 26, 2023 | https://www.youtube.com/embed/5CJTFjPYy-o | Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2023-03-28; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[17] | traditional | unknown | 2023-03-26 | live | unknown | country:Bermuda | supported | Recording/context source | Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Sherwin Gardner | Sherwin Gardner - I'm Standing Live In (SJPC) Antigua | https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ax2PhBgjOIs | Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2014-04-21; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[18] | popular | 2014 | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Antigua and Barbuda | supported | Recording/context source | Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Sherwin Gardner | Sherwin Gardner - Running #GospelFestAntigua | https://www.youtube.com/embed/OwW792C1xbY | Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2015-11-05; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[19] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Antigua and Barbuda | supported | Recording/context source | Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Romancia Kingston | Romancia Kingston - Hallelujah (Official Video) | https://www.youtube.com/embed/0n97GyaudVs | Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2015-06-17; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[20] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Antigua and Barbuda | supported | Recording/context source | Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Romancia Kingston | Romancia Kingston 'Do It Again' (Official music video) | https://www.youtube.com/embed/A-BSihR-GkI | Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2019-06-14; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[21] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Antigua and Barbuda | supported | Recording/context source | Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Neville Peter | I See God. Original song by Neville Peter #ChristianMusic #Worship | https://www.youtube.com/embed/PRqXSBSaQQE | Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2025-02-13; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[22] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:United States Virgin Islands | supported | Recording/context source | Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Neville Peter | Your Goodness new song from Neville Peter | https://www.youtube.com/embed/RwzOyPk--0M | Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2026-10-16; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[23] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:United States Virgin Islands | supported | Recording/context source | Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Gylchris Sprauve | Wear Your Name by Gylchris Sprauve | https://www.youtube.com/embed/AWtzEAhFb4c | Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2008-05-07; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[24] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:United States Virgin Islands | supported | Recording/context source | Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Bridget Blucher with Joseph Niles | Bridget Blucher & Jospeh Niles - Am Trying | https://www.youtube.com/embed/tND0dzfEYVo | Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2020-02-13; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[25] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Barbados; country:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | supported | Recording/context source | Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Bridget Blucher | Bridget Blucher - Shout for Joy | https://www.youtube.com/embed/jyJxN_6icMg | Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2023-11-28; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[26] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | supported | Recording/context source | Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Allison Norville | Allison Norville -Goodness of God (Cover) - Live Recording | https://www.youtube.com/embed/jN3cYQ_tznA | Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2020-08-13; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[27] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Barbados | supported | Recording/context source | Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Neesha Woodz | Good to me - Neesha Woodz (Official Music Video) | https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qbn5DJb6kIQ | Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2022-08-03; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[28] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Barbados | supported | Recording/context source | Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
| Grenada | Grenada: I Wanna Be More - Grenadian Gospel Group | https://www.youtube.com/embed/MtcPI7uorv4 | Archive: retained historical reference. Specific local Christian musical performance. Video publication: 2009-07-13; original and session dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[29] | popular | unknown | unknown | music-video | unknown | country:Grenada | supported | Recording/context source | Archive: Song and community reviewed from recording/channel context; unknown original and session dates were not inferred from upload dates. |
Related genres
Gospel is the parent overview and links to the other regional/style categories. Reggae, Roots reggae and Gospel provide related listening routes. Haitian evangelical song should be distinguished from Vodou ceremonial repertoire. A shared island, language or performer does not make all religious music one genre.
References and further reading
- ↑ Caribbean gospel — contextual source.
- ↑ CARRY ME (Worship Edition)- Kevin Downswell Feat. Jabari Johnson I Latest gospel songs — source channel: Kevin Downswell.
- ↑ Delly Benson Se yon Privilèj OFFICIAL VIDEO — source channel: DELLY BENSON.
- ↑ Se Bondye'k Fèl- Spencer Brutus Feat. Frè Gabe (Official Video) — source channel: Spencer Brutus.
- ↑ MWEN REKLAME'L | SPENCER BRUTUS — source channel: Spencer Brutus.
- ↑ Li Vire Yo- Spencer Brutus (Session Recording) — source channel: Spencer Brutus.
- ↑ The Cooling Waters The Lord Will Make Away.
- ↑ The Cooling Waters Victory has come.
- ↑ The Cooling Waters because he Lives.
- ↑ Turks and Caicos Mass Choir Unified Nation.wmv.
- ↑ Elmslie Summer Praise Cayman Islands Male Voice Choir Mert Him In The Air.
- ↑ All I Have is Christ-FBC Grand Cayman Men's Choir.
- ↑ Ebenezer Seventh Day Adventist Cayman Islands Male Quartet View That Holy City North Side.
- ↑ VICTORY- Fred Jerkins featuring Last Call (Official Music Video).
- ↑ Tricray - Cornerstone (4) - How He Loves.
- ↑ Tricray - Cornerstone (2) - Thank You.
- ↑ A Mighty Fortress is our God - The Inspirational Choir - Bermuda - March 26, 2023.
- ↑ Sherwin Gardner - I'm Standing Live In (SJPC) Antigua.
- ↑ Sherwin Gardner - Running #GospelFestAntigua.
- ↑ Romancia Kingston - Hallelujah (Official Video).
- ↑ Romancia Kingston 'Do It Again' (Official music video).
- ↑ I See God. Original song by Neville Peter #ChristianMusic #Worship.
- ↑ Your Goodness new song from Neville Peter.
- ↑ Wear Your Name by Gylchris Sprauve.
- ↑ Bridget Blucher & Jospeh Niles - Am Trying.
- ↑ Bridget Blucher - Shout for Joy.
- ↑ Allison Norville -Goodness of God (Cover) - Live Recording.
- ↑ Good to me - Neesha Woodz (Official Music Video).
- ↑ Grenada: I Wanna Be More - Grenadian Gospel Group.
Hotspot mushrooms
Additional distinct island and island-chain landscapes: Bahamas–Turks and Caicos, Cayman, Bermuda, the northeastern Caribbean and Barbados–Windwards. They are separate musical networks with country-specific recording queues, not a universal Caribbean playlist. These are editorial affinity illustrations, not measured listener shares. Fields fade linearly and combine by maximum.
| ID | Location | Latitude | Longitude | Radius (km) | Strength | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| caribbean-gospel-landscape-1 | Caribbean gospel — principal connected landscape | 18.0 | -77.0 | 800.0 | 1.0 | Jamaica and Haiti are separate fields and listening contexts. Island and diaspora connections matter, but English-language Jamaican songs should not replace Haitian Creole examples merely because both are Caribbean. Other islands are represented only when an appropriate recording and community link have been established. |
| caribbean-gospel-landscape-2 | Caribbean gospel — second connected landscape | 19.0 | -72.5 | 650.0 | 0.9 | Jamaica and Haiti are separate fields and listening contexts. Island and diaspora connections matter, but English-language Jamaican songs should not replace Haitian Creole examples merely because both are Caribbean. Other islands are represented only when an appropriate recording and community link have been established. |
| caribbean-gospel-gap-landscape-1 | Caribbean gospel — 1 | 24 | -74 | 900 | 0.95 | Additional distinct island and island-chain landscapes: Bahamas–Turks and Caicos, Cayman, Bermuda, the northeastern Caribbean and Barbados–Windwards. They are separate musical networks with country-specific recording queues, not a universal Caribbean playlist. |
| caribbean-gospel-gap-landscape-2 | Caribbean gospel — 2 | 19.3 | -81.2 | 300 | 0.95 | Additional distinct island and island-chain landscapes: Bahamas–Turks and Caicos, Cayman, Bermuda, the northeastern Caribbean and Barbados–Windwards. They are separate musical networks with country-specific recording queues, not a universal Caribbean playlist. |
| caribbean-gospel-gap-landscape-3 | Caribbean gospel — 3 | 32.3 | -64.75 | 180 | 0.95 | Additional distinct island and island-chain landscapes: Bahamas–Turks and Caicos, Cayman, Bermuda, the northeastern Caribbean and Barbados–Windwards. They are separate musical networks with country-specific recording queues, not a universal Caribbean playlist. |
| caribbean-gospel-gap-landscape-4 | Caribbean gospel — 4 | 18 | -63 | 750 | 0.95 | Additional distinct island and island-chain landscapes: Bahamas–Turks and Caicos, Cayman, Bermuda, the northeastern Caribbean and Barbados–Windwards. They are separate musical networks with country-specific recording queues, not a universal Caribbean playlist. |
| caribbean-gospel-gap-landscape-5 | Caribbean gospel — 5 | 13.8 | -60.4 | 650 | 0.95 | Additional distinct island and island-chain landscapes: Bahamas–Turks and Caicos, Cayman, Bermuda, the northeastern Caribbean and Barbados–Windwards. They are separate musical networks with country-specific recording queues, not a universal Caribbean playlist. |