Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Sounding Africa 19
5. 2. The First African Instrument 49
6. 3. Three Leaves 93
7. 4. The Sound of Freedom 139
8. 5. The Banjo Meets Blackface 173
9. 6. Rings Like Silver, Shines Like Gold 209
10. 7. Black Banjo 239
11. 8. Sounding America 271
12. Epilogue 305
13. Notes 309
14. Acknowledgments 351
15. Index 357