Carolina Bridges of Deering Banjo Company examines history of banjo and answers questions, demonstrates sounds and notes created on this unique instrument.
The banjo is a stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments. The name banjo commonly is thought to be derived from the Kimbundu (one of the most widely spoken languages in Angola) term mbanza. Some etymologists derive it from a dialectal pronunciation of bandore, though recent research suggests that it may come from a Senegambian term for the bamboo stick used for the instrument's neck. Another possibility is derivation from the word Banjar, a stringed folk instrument, used in the music of Antigua and Barbuda.
Admission: Free
Location: Spring Valley Library, 836 Kempton Street, Spring Valley, CA 91977-4952
For more information:
Phone: 619-463-3006
or
Email:
For more information about Deering Banjo Company see: deeringbanjos.com
For more information about banjo see: wikipedia.org/Banjo
The banjo is a stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments. The name banjo commonly is thought to be derived from the Kimbundu (one of the most widely spoken languages in Angola) term mbanza. Some etymologists derive it from a dialectal pronunciation of bandore, though recent research suggests that it may come from a Senegambian term for the bamboo stick used for the instrument's neck. Another possibility is derivation from the word Banjar, a stringed folk instrument, used in the music of Antigua and Barbuda.
Admission: Free
Location: Spring Valley Library, 836 Kempton Street, Spring Valley, CA 91977-4952
For more information:
Phone: 619-463-3006
or
Email:
For more information about Deering Banjo Company see: deeringbanjos.com
For more information about banjo see: wikipedia.org/Banjo
