Happy National Banjo Day! As I wrote in No Applause, this quintessentially American instrument originated in Africa, made its way here through the cultured of enslaved black people, and then into white culture by way of blackface minstrelsy in the early 19th century. Though today it is often associated with folk and country music, the […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:03PM on April 8, 2025