Matt Morelock
Matt Morelock
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It was no longer a social instrument. It was now a performance (instrument) by clowns in blackface performing a very racist stage show to a seated audience.
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It is arguably the most influential joining of cultures ever.
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When it was taken out of the hands of African-Americans and put into the hands of racist white performers, the music and the instrument specifically took on a completely different form and behaved in a completely different function.
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There are some people who doubt the African origin of the banjo. But even a cursory look at these instruments kind of puts to bed any doubt.