Banjo Roots and Branches Christopher D. Miller Focusing on both the global

Focusing on both the global forces that shape local landscapes and the exclusion that segregates American urban development

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The voices of the young people who have informed Dr Sam's research are testimony to this

Banjo Roots and Branches Christopher D. Miller Focusing on both the globalWest African precursors, African Caribbean origins, North American journeys The story of the banjo's journey from Africa to the western hemisphere blends music, history, and a union of cultures. In Banjo Roots and Branches, Robert B. Winans presents cutting edge scholarship that covers the instrument's West African origins and its adaptations and circulation in the Caribbean and United States. The contributors provide detailed ethnographic and