PBS Social: It's Time to Rethink the Banjo

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.

Had a really fine time talking talking about the banjo with Nahre Sol for the new PBS show, Sound Field. In our episode, "It's Time to Rethink the Banjo," we discuss the origins of the banjo as an African and Middle Eastern instrument, prior to its popularization in America between 1910 and 1930. Check it out!