The Banjo

America’S African Instrument

by Laurent Dubois
language: english
Publisher: Harvard University Press, March of 2016 ‧
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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.

The Banjo

America’S African Instrument

by Laurent Dubois

Property Description
ISBN: 9780674047846
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date: March of 2016
Language: English
Dimensions: 159 x 241 x 30 mm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780674047846