"The spirituals are that music that originated out of the minds and the hearts and the voices of enslaved Africans and their decendents throughout the United States and North America. We invite you to join us in any of our concerts and performances throughout the region, in Raleigh, Fayetteville, and the state of North Carolina as we seek to preserve this music, this art form that is so integral to American history. This music is not just from one people but of all people. "

-Paul Anderson II, Founding Artistic Director of The Deep River Singers