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
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780674968837
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780674047846
- Publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/22/16
- Copyrighted By:
- Laurent Dubois
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Music
- Submitted By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.