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Origin of the banjo: The handmade gourd instruments that would become the modern banjo originated in West Africa. Enslaved Africans carried the “banjar” and its music to North America by way of the Caribbean.
11:43 AM - Feb 16, 2024
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Traditional string music (and the banjo itself) was appropriated from slave culture and was spread into the greater American popular culture through minstrel shows and blackface performances. #banjo #blackhistorymonth
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