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Dubois, Laurent

The Banjo : America’s African Instrument / Laurent Dubois. - 1 online resource (384 p.) : 20 halftones

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

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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.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

ISBN: 9780674968813

Standard No.: 10.4159/9780674968813 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African Americans--Music--History and criticism.
Banjo music--History and criticism.
Banjo--History.
Music--Social aspects--United States.
Music--History and criticism.--United States
HISTORY / United States / General.

LC Class. No.: ML1015.B3 / D83 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 787.881909