The Banjo

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Theory & Criticism, History & Criticism, Reference, History, Americas, United States
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Author: Laurent Dubois ISBN: 9780674968837
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: March 14, 2016
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Laurent Dubois
ISBN: 9780674968837
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: March 14, 2016
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

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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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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