The Banjo's Roots, Reconsidered Research by a Gambian musician has shed new light on the African origins of a quintessentially American instrument. Music News The Banjo's Roots, Reconsidered ...

The Black Banjo Reclamation Project aims to put banjos into the hands of everyday people. Paul Ruta Of all the melodic musical instruments in the world, perhaps none is more connected to the land ...

Prior to the banjo’s association with bluegrass, when it used to be a pop-music instrument, amplification wasn’t common; the banjo is loud, so it was a good choice for public performance.

Instruments; Banjo Art; Playing the Banjo; National Museum of American History Gibson Five-String Banjo, used by Wade Ward. National Air and ... National Museum of American History Creed Five-String ...

In "Texas Hold 'Em," the singer is accompanied by a banjo. It's often thought of as a quintessential Americana instrument. But the history of the banjo tells a different story.

“The banjo is an African-origined instrument — that’s how it started,” Bollman said. “It's an unpleasant part of the history — the diaspora and slavery — but it's the banjo's history.

Kevin Enoch carves wood for a banjo. The Beltsville, Md., man says he likes the precision of crafting a banjo. “Guitars tend to be pretty plain, whereas banjos from the turn of the century are ...

“A banjo, unlike other acoustic instruments, is kind of a machine,” says banjo-maker Jim Huskins. With its many metal parts and bolted construction, the instrument’s sound is significantly ...

If you’ve got a sick banjo, Richie Dotson has a cure. The Newport News resident is one of the area’s top stringed instrument technicians, a masterful repairman who’s able to take an ailing ...