The Banjo

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The Banjo is written by Laurent Dubois and published by Harvard University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0674968832 (ISBN 10) and 9780674968837 (ISBN 13).

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.