The banjo entered world musical culture through the ingenuity of communities of enslaved Africans in the Caribbean. The banjo is rooted within the lute-playing traditions of West Africa, where several ...
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Rhiannon Giddens discusses the history of the banjo and its African roots
Musician Rhiannon Giddens is a modern-day Renaissance woman who trained as an opera singer before veering into folk music. She's an award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist. But she is first ...
Recorded in: Fincastle (Va.), United States, Virginia, September 4, 1965. 101 Follow the Leader and Stories / Don Reno. Fiddle,Banjo,Guitar 102 Cripple Creek / Don Reno. Fiddle,Banjo,Guitar 103 Bully ...
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