An online sharing database of composers & writers works
Music Making By Caribbean And African Christians In Britain
About SongShare
MISSION
Building an interactive database of accessible hymns, songs, choruses and compositions from this Diasporic Christian community.
VISION
Operating SongShare as a system of sharing, distributing and accounting for music created by composers and writers throughout the churches and beyond.
GOAL
A permanent strategic system embarking on a new era of celebrating and marking 75 Years of British Gospel music-making in Britain and Ireland.
HOW SONGSHARE WORKS FOR WRITERS ?
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Register Your Music
REGISTER AND SUBMIT YOUR SONGS
SONGSHARE is built to support your efforts to making your works known, used, and continuously shared among all types of singing communities, especially churches.
Registering your details in SONGSHARE will give you access to the features that support displaying, distributing, and downloading your work assets. This will include lyrics, chord sheets, stems and any other suitable items that go with your works. See SONGSHARE as part of supportiing your social media campaigns
Once you have completed the Registration Form for Writers and Composers, we will contact you to confirm all details and permissions are correct.
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Promote Your Music
WE HELP PROMOTE YOUR MUSIC TO CHURCHES & MORE
We are passionate about encouraging the use of songs found on this database. Promotion is a collaborative effort:
While we promote SONGSHARE as a tool for searching and finding songs, that is only one aspect. We believe that a proactive ‘movement of songs’ is essential. Therefore, we need you to work with us as we encourage worship leaders, event organisers, and others to use the variety of songs available. In accordance with our capacity, from time to time, we will ask you for original promotional material. You will be encouraged to keep your account details current.
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Learning About Royalties
WE GUIDE ON LOOKING AFTER ROYALTY COLLECTIONS
The use of songwriters’ and composers’ works in royalty collections is often neglected or misunderstood, particularly about churches. SONGSHARE will hold webinars and discussion groups for copyright holders to learn and gain clarity on how this critical part of music administration works.
Be connected to organisations or sources where you can find answers and get help on specialist subjects.
Through online and face-to-face workshops understand how these systems work. Sign up now, and we will notify you about planned sessions.
HOW SONGSHARE WORKS FOR CHURCHES ?
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Register Your Church
“ START THE PROCESS “
Register your church or anywhere you intend to display and use songs by Caribbean and African songwriters. Do you have a church service, ministry outreach, or other event planned? We are very keen to become familiar with suitable, quality venues. We’re looking to feature opportunities that support sharing music—or even creating customised music for your special occasion.
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Get Equipped - For FREE
“ SONGSHARE SERVICES ”
SongShare provides information to access resources and display software for all your lyric projection, service sheets, instrumental/vocal arrangements, and service recording requirements.
Once registered with us, we can freely provide a telephone consultation session. We will advise you on content from our database. However we can also conduct research on enquiries. Email for further details.
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SongShare Database
“ A MOVEMENT OF SONGS”
SONGSHARE is a Database and a proactive and practical way of circulating songs among and between church denominations, fellowships and other gatherings and events.
This Database is being built from the ground up. Its real success is the ‘movement of songs’ across the nations. ‘For the Earth shall be filled with the The Knowledge of Glory of THE LORD as the waters cover the sea’ HABAKKUK 2:14
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Celebrating more than 75 years of music making by Caribbean and African Christians in Britain
RACIAL JUSTICE SUNDAY IS LIVE: 9TH FEBRUARY 2025
SongShare curated playlist launched in collaboration with Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) and the Racial Justice Working Group for Churches Together England (CTE)
