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The Banjo

America's African Instrument

The Banjo( )
Author: Dubois, Laurent
ISBN:978-0-674-04784-6
Publication Date:Mar 2016
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Imprint:Belknap Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $32.00
Book Description:

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.

Book Details
Pages:384
Detailed Subjects: Music / History & Criticism
Music / Printed Music / Guitar & Fretted Instruments
Music / Ethnic
Music / Philosophy & Social Aspects
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.125 x 9.25 x 1.2 Inches
Book Weight:1.6 Pounds



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