The Banjo: America’s African Instrument
By Laurent Dubois (NHC Fellow, 2008–09; 2016–17) 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 … Continued