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The Banjo: America´s African Instrument
Laurent Dubois
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Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVRL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
The banjo has been called by many names over its history, but they all refer to the same sound--strings humming over skin--that has eased souls and electrified crowds for centuries. The Banjo invites us to hear that sound afresh in a biography of one of America's iconic folk instruments. Attuned to a rich heritage spanning continents and cultures, Laurent Dubois traces the banjo from humble origins, revealing how it became one of the great stars of American musical life. In the seventeenth century, enslaved people in the Caribbean and North America drew on their memories of varied ... Read more
The banjo has been called by many names over its history, but they all refer to the same sound--strings humming over skin--that has eased souls and electrified crowds for centuries. The Banjo invites us to hear that sound afresh in a biography of one of America's iconic folk instruments. Attuned to a rich heritage spanning continents and cultures, Laurent Dubois traces the banjo from humble origins, revealing how it became one of the great stars of American musical life. In the seventeenth century, enslaved people in the Caribbean and North America drew on their memories of varied ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
726g
Number of Pages
342
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674047846
SKU
V9780674047846
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About Laurent Dubois
Laurent Dubois is Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke University.
Reviews for The Banjo: America´s African Instrument
Dubois attempts to trace the evolution of the modern instrument from its African antecedents to the present day, prudently noting that a linear account is likely to be misleading...There is enough anecdote and lore to satisfy both the casual and the specialist reader.
Lou Glandfield Times Literary Supplement (04/01/2016) A wonderful offering, and a fascinating and illuminating read. This is ... Read more
Lou Glandfield Times Literary Supplement (04/01/2016) A wonderful offering, and a fascinating and illuminating read. This is ... Read more