Banjo, the: america’s african instrument
Auteur :
Dubois, Laurent
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674047846
Date de publication :
14 mars 2016
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.