My child sings in the chorus at school. Some kids open their mouths and beautiful voices pour out. I guess they must have come from some harsh environment in which they needed to sing beautifully to survive.

I am aware singing was the solace and inspiration of some fine Negro spirituals born out of the despair of slavery in America .... there were some fine voices indeed born out that era and those harsh environments.

The irony is the PP doesn't possess the range of knowledge and personal experience to even fathom the significance of his or her own statement.

Despair, inspiration and a pair of fine elastic vocal cords, hardy chest bellows, and a resonating nasopharygeal amplifying chamber can make sweet music indeed.