The Banjo : America's African Instrument /

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 v...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dubois, Laurent (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2016]
Temas:
African Americans > Music > History and criticism.
Banjo music > History and criticism.
Banjo > History.
Music > Social aspects > United States.
Music > United States > History and criticism.
HISTORY / United States / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (384 p.) : 20 halftones
ISBN:9780674968813
9783110638585
Acceso:restricted access

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