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Episode 17 | 15m 7s
The banjo was, at one time, the most popular instrument in America, with tens of thousands manufactured and sold between 1910 and 1930. Nahre talks to Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn to discover the origins of the banjo as an African and Middle Eastern instrument.
Aired: 09/12/19
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It's Time to Rethink the Banjo
The banjo was, at one time, the most popular instrument in America.
