Short songs, repeated again and again, give it a meditative character. Using just a few words they express a basic reality of faith, quickly grasped by the mind. As the words are sung over many times, this reality gradually penetrates the whole being. Meditative singing thus becomes a way of listening to God.
Article on Meditative Singing on the Taize Website
The Taize community in France has been a place of reconciliation since the second world war. Known for its reflective style of singing and use of silence, it is a major pilgrimage site, attracting hundreds of thousands of people, especially young people, over the years.
Join Taize in Melbourne community for an evening of meditative prayer, and stick around afterwards for dinner.
Here is a recent video of the prayer of the community in Taize in France itself praying in the midst of the COVID situation.