Canadian performers include veteran vocalist Salome Bey, her daughter tuku and fellow bandmembers of Blaxam, and the Youth Outreach Mass Choir, who worked with Lenz on a Due South gospel episode. Bringing all these people together with all different kinds of beliefs, having them play music and just seeing what happens. I love the unpredictability. To Lenz, the magic of music is its unifying force. But not all music is created equally.
Music is like water.
But it's also used for flushing toilets, taking a shower. When music's purpose is to be inclusionary, to gather and create unity from diverse groups, then it has its greatest power. And that goes a long way in explaining why someone of the Baha'i faith would create a gospel festival. Gospel music has traditionally been associated with solely celebrating the life of Jesus. This music goes beyond that.