The Banjo

The Banjo
ISBN-10
0674968832
ISBN-13
9780674968837
Category
History
Pages
374
Language
English
Published
2016-03-14
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Author
Laurent Dubois

Description

American slaves drew on memories of African musical traditions to construct instruments from carved-out gourds covered with animal skin. Providing a sense of rootedness, solidarity, and consolation, banjo picking became an essential part of black plantation life, and its unmistakable sound remains versatile and enduring today, Laurent Dubois shows.

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