Early American banjo music is Black music. The banjo was created by enslaved African Americans, and according to the Smithsonian Institute, up until the 1830s, the banjo was exclusively an African ...
Unless the room is ultra-hip -- meaning, its occupants know something about Don Vappie or Bela Fleck -- banjo gets a bad rap. The new PBS documentary titled "Give Me the Banjo," narrated by Steve ...
Don’t bother telling Bela Fleck any banjo jokes. He’s heard them all before and, while he no longer bothers getting angry, he’s just not interested. The world’s pre-eminent banjo player is happy to ...