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  2. Banjo music - Wikipedia

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    Banjo music is a genre of music that consists exclusively, or primarily of, the banjo. Banjo music can be played as a solo, or it can be played with a band. Banjo music can be played with all types of banjos (four, five, or six string).

  3. Banjo - Wikipedia

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    Frank Lawes (1894–1970), of the United Kingdom, developed a unique fingerstyle technique on the four-string plectrum instrument, and was a prolific composer of four-string banjo music, much of which is still performed and recorded today. Pasquale Troise (1895-1957), Italian emigrant to the UK in the 1920s.

  4. Category:Classic-fingerstyle banjoists - Wikipedia

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    Some players of the genre can also be described for their activities in these other genres. For example, players John H. Lee, William A. Huntley performed in minstrel-show music before transitioning to classic banjo. Thousands of works were published in the late 1880s — early 1900s, and banjo clubs permeated America in this period.

  5. How Black musicians are shaping modern music - AOL

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    The evolution of Black music genres. ... The diversity of genres in American music stems from similar sources. The banjo is an instrument that many associate with bluegrass and country. However ...

  6. Old-time music - Wikipedia

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    Reflecting the cultures that settled North America, the roots of old-time music are in the traditional musics of the British Isles, [2] Europe, and Africa. African influences are notably found in vocal and instrumental performance styles and dance, as well as the often cited use of the banjo; in some regions, Native American, Spanish, French and German sources are also prominent. [3]

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    Country music has long been perceived as a patriotic genre and the domain of white men. “There’s a space in this genre that so often has not felt safe, has not felt comfortable,” Williams said.

  8. BMG movement - Wikipedia

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    The Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar (BMG) movement is a music genre based on the family of fretted stringed instruments played with a plectrum or fingers, with or without fingerpicks. The instruments include the banjo, mandolin and guitar. This became popular in the US in the late 19th century and into the 20th century. [1]

  9. List of styles of music: A–F - Wikipedia

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    Drill music – Chicago rap, see Drill (music genre) for more. Drone music – an experimental, minimalist style of ambient music, known for drawn-out and repetitive tones, giving it a droning feel. Drum and bass – a jungle-derived style of electronic dance music known for rapid-fire breakbeats and heavy basslines.