The Banjo (inbunden, eng)

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.

Format	Inbunden
Omfång	384 sidor
Språk	Engelska
Förlag	Harvard University Press
Utgivningsdatum	2016-03-14
ISBN	9780674047846