Picturing the Banjo

The history of the banjo is as haunting as its music. Made popular in minstrel shows of the nineteenth century, the "banjar" derives from the stringed gourd instrument African slaves brought with them to plantations in the Caribbean and American South. From minstrelsy to the folk music revival of the twentieth century, the banjo has continued to attract audiences and acquire meaning. Picturing the Banjo gives this long history an entirely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027102710X
• ISBN13: 9780271027104
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.0" x 11.5"