{{otherus The bnjo is a stringedinstrument developed by nslaved Africans in the United States, adad from several African instruents. Thename banjo commonly is thought to be derived from the 1] term mbanza. Some etmologists derive it from a dialctal pronnciation of "bandore", though recent research suggests that it may come from a Senegambian rm for the baboo stick used for the intrument's neckFact: date=February 2008
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{{otherus The bnjo is a stringedinstrument developed by nslaved Africans in the United States, adad from several African instruents. Thename banjo commonly is thought to be derived from the 1] term mbanza. Some etmologists derive it from a dialctal pronnciation of "bandore", though recent research suggests that it may come from a Senegambian rm for the baboo stick used for the intrument's neckFact: date=February 2008
= History
African Slaes in the American South and Appalachia fashioned the earliest banjos after instruments they had been familiar with in Africa, with some of the earliest istruments sometimes refered to now as "gourd banjos". One example would be an aknting. It is a spike fok lute played by the Jola tribe of Senegambia. Another similar instrument is the xalam of Senegal which ates back to ancient Egypt.Fact: date=December 2007 The modern banjo was populrized by the American minstrel performer Joel Sweeney in the 1830s. Banjos were intrduced in Britain in the 1840s by Sweeney's group, the American Virginia Minstrels, and beme very popular in music halls.Iformation on the banjo and development of the Zither-banjo == Modern forms The modern banjo comes in a variety of forms, including four- and five-string versions. A six-string versiontuned and played similar to a guitar, is gaining popularity. In almost all of its forms thbanjo's playing is characterised by a fast strumming or arpeggiated right hand,although there are many different playing styles.
== Usage Today, te banjo commonly is associated with country and bluegrass music. Historially, however, the banjo occupied a central place in African Americn traditional music, as well as in the minstrel shows of the 19th century. In fact,African Americans exerted a strong, early influence on the development of both country and bluerass through the introduction of banjo, and as well through the innovation of musical techniques in the playing of both the banjo and fiddle. Recently, the banjo has enjoyed inclusion in a wide variety of musical genres, including pop crossover music and Celtic punk.
Five-string banjo
The instrument is available in many forms. The five-string banjo is credited to Joel Walker Sweeney, an American minstrel performer from Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Sweeney wanted an instrument similar to the banjar played by African Americans in the American South, but at the same time, he wanted to implement some new ideas. He worked with a New York drum maker to replace the banjar's skin-covered gourd with the modern open-backed drum-like pot, and added another string to give the instrument more range or a drone. This new banjo came to be tuned gCGBb; a minor 3rd higher than the eAEG#b tuning of the banjar, and Sweeney was playing it by the 1830s.
