The Banjo: America's African Instrument

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Synopsis
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.
Copyright:
2016

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780674047846
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
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Copyrighted By:
Laurent Dubois
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Music
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Bookshare Staff
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