The banjo : America's African instrument /

The banjo : America's African instrument / Laurent Dubois.

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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 v...

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Main Author: Dubois, Laurent, 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Banjo > History.
Banjo music > History and criticism.
African Americans > Music > History and criticism.
Music > Social aspects > United States.
Music > United States > History and criticism.
African Americans > Music
Banjo
Banjo music
Banjoists
Blackface entertainers
Minstrel shows
Music
Music > Social aspects
Popular music > African influences
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History

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Call Number: ML1015.B3 D83 2016
ML1015.B3 D83 2016 Available

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