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Ekta Shah

  • “Aarti and Garba” and “Navarathri prayer” (American Religious Sounds Archive).
    • Both of these sounds remind me of the religious annual festival “Navratri” in honor of Goddess Durga. It brings back sweet memories of dressing up to go to Garba and performing Aarti with my family and friends every year. Filled with dancing, laughing, and good food and prasad, Navratri is one of my favorite times of the year.
  • “Diwali Festival – chanting” (American Religious Sounds Archive)
    • This sounds is meaningful to me as it reminds me of my childhood and attending Sunday services at my temple. The panditji would perform a puja and chant these prayers as we sat and listened intently. Although I cannot understand most of it, it brings me to peace and allows me to connect with God and share with him my prayers.
  • “Sunday service – organ music” (American Religious Sounds Archive).
    • This sound reminds me of attending church services for weddings, ceremonies, and even attending churches in Europe. It represents my curiosity and openness to other religions and being able to connect my early education at a Christian school.
  • “Ganpati Mantra” and “Gayatri Mantra” (Youtube)
    • These are two of the main bhajans/songs I know very well from my childhood as I would recite them during pujas or prayers. I remember one of my uncles used to recite it with me and my cousins before we would go to sleep to calm us.
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Caitlin Clontz

  • “Bring Em Out by T.I.” (Youtube)
    • This was played whenever they brought out meals at the YoungLife camps that I attended during high school. Whenever I hear this song now, I immediately think of YoungLife and my connection to God.
  • “Glorious Domination by CFO$” (Youtube)
    • This was also played at one of the YoungLife camps I went to and was part of one of the skits. The reason that this is significant was because this is the camp that I confessed my sins and fully devoted my life to God.
  • “Altar Bell” (Youtube)
    • This bell always rings when we do communion in after Father says this is the body, given up for you. I associate this noise with transubstantiation.
  • “When We Eat This Bread” by Bukas Palad Music Ministry
    • We sing this song in Catholic church after communion and I easily get this song stuck in my head. I also associate this with confession of my sins and transubstantiation.
  • “Closing Time” by Semisonic
    • I associate this song with where I am in my faith now. This song is significant because when I found my Christian community at UNC it was at my first Cru Fall Retreat in 2021. On our last night there we sang this song in a circle and whenever the chorus hit, the whole ministry would start jumping around in the middle of the circle. I also associate this sound represents me trusting God to help me be a leader and lead others closer to God.
  • “Sunday Service, Fellowship Lunch following” (American Religious Sounds Archive)
    • This reminds me of my college church. There is a whole community who goes to this church and this voice brings me back to the church and helps me visualize myself there.
  • “Sunday Service” (American Religious Sounds Archive)
    • This sound is significant to be because it reminds me of the beginning of Mass of church, especially on a Holiday. We usually also have a singular person from the choir come up in front of the church and sing as well.
  • “Children’s Choir” (American Religious Sounds Archive)
    • This reminds me of me going through my first communion and confirmation. This also reminds me of the Children’s Mass that my church has a lot.
  • “Bible Study” (American Religious Sounds Archive)
    • I have gained a lot of my faith through multiple Bible Studies through all of my school ministries I have been involved in. This includes Youth for Christ, YoungLife, and Cru.
  • “Sunday Mass” (American Religious Sounds Archive)
    • This is usually the service that my family and I go to so this sound brings me back to St. Pius, which is my church.
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Alana Haltigan

  • “Waves Crashing on the Shore” (Youtube).
    • The sound of waves breaking and rolling on the shore is religious to me because the beach is often a place where I have found peace, making me thankful for all that I have and all that is. This feeling that I get directs my attention to God and I’ll find myself lost in thought over my religion and I’ll speak to God about life. Specifically in the evening is when this feeling is the strongest, but the sound remains. I have tried to play YouTube videos of this sound to calm myself but nothing ever compares to the real deal. I know it’s cliche but when I am physically on the beach I feel closer to nature and God.
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Ginger Evans

  • “Sunday Service” (American Religious Sounds Archive) is significant to me because it reminds me of the tune and pace of the choir singing at my granparents church that I go to every few months when we visit them. It is a more traditional service sound with a choir rather than a contemporary band.
  • “Pastor Commissioning Service” (American Religious Sounds Archive) is significant to me because it reminds me of the pastor talking at my church growing up with the soft piano music playing in the background.
  • “Choir Rehearsal” (American Religious Sounds Archive) reminds me of the choir from the traditional service at my home church.
  • “Bible Study” (American Religious Sounds Archive) actually reminds me of my Sunday School class I attended at my home church, with lots of laughter and reference to scripture.
  • “Gathering” (American Religious Sounds Archive) reminds me of the voices of my church community before the service started, and the music slowly interrupting to start the first song.