Banjo Roots and Branches

Robert B Winans|Greg C Adams|Nick Bamber|Jim Dalton|George R Gibson|George R Gibson

ISBN 10: 0252041941 / ISBN 13: 9780252041945

Published by University of Illinois Press, 2018

KlappentextrnrnRobert B. Winans is a professor emeritus of American literature and folklore at Gettysburg College. Seller Inventory # 594480160

Synopsis:

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 technical research on gourd lutes and ekonting in Africa and the banza in Haiti while also investigating tuning practices and regional playing styles. Other essays place the instrument within the context of slavery, tell the stories of black banjoists, and shed light on the banjo's introduction into the African- and Anglo-American folk milieus.

Wide-ranging and illustrated with twenty color images, Banjo Roots and Branches offers a wealth of new information to scholars of African American and folk musics as well as the worldwide community of banjo aficionados.

Contributors: Greg C. Adams, Nick Bamber, Jim Dalton, George R. Gibson, Chuck Levy, Shlomo Pestcoe, Pete Ross, Tony Thomas, Saskia Willaert, and Robert B. Winans.

About the Author: Robert B. Winans is a professor emeritus of American literature and folklore at Gettysburg College.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Banjo Roots and Branches
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New