Banjo B&W Mug

Banjo, (B&W). Copyright: George Marks The banjo is a four or five stringed instrument with a piece of plastic or animal skin stretched over a circular frame. Simpler forms of the instrument were fashioned by Africans in Colonial America , adapted from several African instruments of similar design. _x000D_ The banjo is usually associated with country , folk , Irish traditional music and bluegrass music . Historically, the banjo occupied a central place in African American traditional music , before becoming popular in the minstrel shows of the 19th century. In fact, slaves influenced early development of the music that became country and bluegrass, through the introduction of the banjo and through the innovation of musical techniques for both the banjo and fiddle. The banjo, with the fiddle, is a mainstay of American old-time music . This page is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, anyone associated with the topic.