The Banjo : : America’s African Instrument / / Laurent Dubois.
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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| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Sounding Africa
- 2. The First African Instrument
- 3. Three Leaves
- 4. The Sound of Freedom
- 5. The Banjo Meets Blackface
- 6. Rings Like Silver, Shines Like Gold
- 7. Black Banjo
- 8. Sounding America
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index