An Illustrated History Series: Book Publisher: Backbeat Books Format: Hardcover Author: Bob Carlin $35.00 (US) Inventory #HL 00142046 ISBN: 9781495011245 UPC: 888680047115 Width: 11.25'' Length: 8.75'' 258 pages
The instrument has been adopted by many cultures and has been ingrained into many musical traditions, from Mento music in the Caribbean and dance music in Ireland
Virtuosos such as Bela Fleck have played Bach, African music, and Christmas tunes on the five-string banjo, and the instrument has had a resurgence in pop music with such acts a Mumford and Sons and the Avett Brothers
This book offers the first comprehensive, illustrated history of the banjo in its many forms
It traces the story of the instrument from its roots in West Africa to its birth in the Americas, through its coming of age in the Industrial Revolution and beyond

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ASIN : 1495011240