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Ears of the People – Ekonting Songs From Senegal and Gambia

[Afropop] By now, it’s widely recognized that the original model for the American banjo, and really all banjos, lies in West Africa. The essential idea of this percussive, plucked-string lute survived the transatlantic passage in the minds of captives to sprout new roots on American soil. The history from there …

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