The Library of Congress' latest addition is a guide to African American banjo music – NPR

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with researcher Joe Johnson and musician Jake Blount about the new Library of Congress guide to African American banjo music resources in its collection.

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RHIANNON GIDDENS: (Singing) Mistress, oh, mistress…

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A new generation of artists have brought African Americans back to the forefront of the banjo scene. Take, for example, Rhiannon Giddens, whom you can hear behind me. Black musicians have been a part of the…