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Extraordinary op****tunity to experience the West African Roots of the
Banjo, March 20-23rd, in Gainesville Florida.
March 20th: The Akonting Banjo Symposium: 1-6 at the Digital Worlds
Institute, 101 Norman Gym, Univeristy of Florida (for directions,
visit www.digitalworlds.ufl.edu). Featuring recent Grammy nominees
Cheick Hamala Diabate and Bob Carlin, Sana Ndiaye, and the Banjo Camp
All Stars, Bill Keith, Ken Perlman, Dan Gellart, Laura Boosinger and
Chuck Levy. This event will include lectures, workshop
demonstrations, discussion and informal musical presentations.
Topics will include Healing, Music and Culture; Joel Sweeney and the
Birth of the 5-String Banjo; A Mali Griot in America; Introduction to
the Akonting; Roundtable Banjo Demonstration and Discussion. For more
information or to register, check
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/CAHRE/aimgambia.asp
March 20th: The Akonting Banjo Collaborative Keynote lecture and
Concert: 7-10 pm. Celebrating musical traditions linking the U.S.
and West Africa at the Thomas Center, 302 NE 6th Ave., Gainesville,
Florida. Admission: $15
7 pm Keynote Lecture - Banjo Beginnings: The Early Gourd Banjo & Its
West African Roots. (Shlomo Pestcoe with Greg C. Adams) The banjo
known today evolved from plucked lutes brought to the Americas by
enslaved Africans. Noted musicians and scholars Shlomo Pestcoe and
Greg C. Adams will take us on a guided tour across the Altantic
exploring early banjo roots and branches. This will be followed by
musical performances starting at 7:30 by Cheick Hamala Diabat=E9 and
Bob Carlin from their Grammy-nominated release, From Mali to America;
Sana Ndiaye (Mr. Ekonting)"; and the Suwannee Banjo Camp All-Stars,
Laura Boosinger, Dan Gellert, Bill Keith, Ken Perlman, and
Gainesville's own Chuck Levy. Check here for biographies of the
performers www.arts.ufl.edu/CAHRE/AIM/AIM_4_Africa_biosforum.html
Suwannee Banjo Camp African Roots Program March 21-23rd, O'Leno State
Park, High Springs, Florida,Until now, the only way to learn the
akonting was to travel Gambia/Senegal. This year, you can learn to
play the akonting from master Jola musician Sana Ndiaye, assisted by
noted players/scholars Paul Sedgwick and Greg C. Adams. We will have
akontings available to borrow or to purchase. This is an
extraordinary op****tunity to learn from a terrific crew. This course
is open to anyone who signs up for the Suwannee Banjo Camp. Of
course, while at the camp there will be plenty of time to take
cl***** and jam with our bluegrass and old-time staff, Laura
Boosinger, Bob Carlin, Janet Davis, Dan Gellert, Mark Johnson, Bill
Keith, Brad Leftwich, Chuck Levy, and Ken Perlman. For more
information, go to www.suwanneebanjocamp.com
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African origin of the banjo links
www.myspace.com/akonting
www.myspace.com/danieljatta
www.myspace.com/banjoulf
www.arts.ufl.edu/cahre/senegambia.asp
www.oldtimeherald.org/akonting/index.html
www.shlomomusic.com/banjoancestors.htm
www.myspace.com/banjoroots (recommended)
www.banjoroots.com (under construction)
http://blog.myspace.com:80/paulsedgwick
Video links
www.youtube.com/user/UlfJagfors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DSl31-NrK7tw
( Esa Jarju plays the =
Banjo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dzp_HyCDjXoc
(Bill Evans plays the =
Akonting
American gourd and minstrel banjo history
www.dhyatt.com/history.html
www.banjohistory.com
www.banjodatabase.org (minstrel banjos)
www.myspace.com/banjargreg
Banjo related lute instrument links
www.guyguitars.com/eng/index.html
www.atlasofpluckedinstruments.com
African-American Old Time bands
www.myspace.com/carolinachocolatedrops
www.sankofastrings.com/ccd/index.html
www.sankofastrings.com
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<DIV>Extraordinary op****tunity to experience the West African Roots of=20
the<BR>Banjo, March 20-23rd, in Gainesville Florida.<BR><BR>March 20th: =
The=20
Akonting Banjo Symposium: 1-6 at the Digital Worlds<BR>Institute, 101 =
Norman=20
Gym, Univeristy of Florida (for directions,<BR>visit <A=20
href=3D"">www.digitalworlds.ufl.edu</A>). Featuring recent Grammy=20
nominees<BR>Cheick Hamala Diabate and Bob Carlin, Sana Ndiaye, and the =
Banjo=20
Camp<BR>All Stars, Bill Keith, Ken Perlman, Dan Gellart, Laura Boosinger =
and<BR>Chuck Levy. This event will include lectures, =
workshop<BR>demonstrations,=20
discussion and informal musical presentations.<BR>Topics will include =
Healing,=20
Music and Culture; Joel Sweeney and the<BR>Birth of the 5-String Banjo; =
A Mali=20
Griot in America; Introduction to<BR>the Akonting; Roundtable Banjo=20
Demonstration and Discussion. For more<BR>information or to register,=20
check<BR><A =
href=3D"">http://www.arts.ufl.edu/CAHRE/aimgambia.asp</A><BR><BR>March=20
20th: The Akonting Banjo Collaborative Keynote lecture and<BR>Concert: =
7-10 pm.=20
Celebrating musical traditions linking the U.S.<BR>and West Africa at =
the Thomas=20
Center, 302 NE 6th Ave., Gainesville,<BR>Florida. Admission: =
$15<BR><BR>7 pm=20
Keynote Lecture - Banjo Beginnings: The Early Gourd Banjo & =
Its<BR>West=20
African Roots. (Shlomo Pestcoe with Greg C. Adams) The banjo<BR>known =
today=20
evolved from plucked lutes brought to the Americas by<BR>enslaved =
Africans.=20
Noted musicians and scholars Shlomo Pestcoe and<BR>Greg C. Adams will =
take us on=20
a guided tour across the Altantic<BR>exploring early banjo roots and =
branches.=20
This will be followed by<BR>musical performances starting at 7:30 by =
Cheick=20
Hamala Diabat=E9 and<BR>Bob Carlin from their Grammy-nominated release, =
From Mali=20
to America;<BR>Sana Ndiaye (Mr. Ekonting)"; and the Suwannee Banjo Camp=20
All-Stars,<BR>Laura Boosinger, Dan Gellert, Bill Keith, Ken Perlman,=20
and<BR>Gainesville's own Chuck Levy. Check here for biographies of=20
the<BR>performers <A=20
href=3D"">www.arts.ufl.edu/CAHRE/AIM/AIM_4_Africa_biosforum.html</A><BR><=
BR>Suwannee=20
Banjo Camp African Roots Program March 21-23rd, O'Leno State<BR>Park, =
High=20
Springs, Florida,Until now, the only way to learn the<BR>akonting was to =
travel=20
Gambia/Senegal. This year, you can learn to<BR>play the akonting from =
master=20
Jola musician Sana Ndiaye, assisted by<BR>noted players/scholars Paul =
Sedgwick=20
and Greg C. Adams. We will have<BR>akontings available to borrow or to =
purchase.=20
This is an<BR>extraordinary op****tunity to learn from a terrific crew. =
This=20
course<BR>is open to anyone who signs up for the Suwannee Banjo Camp.=20
Of<BR>course, while at the camp there will be plenty of time to =
take<BR>cl*****=20
and jam with our bluegrass and old-time staff, Laura<BR>Boosinger, Bob =
Carlin,=20
Janet Davis, Dan Gellert, Mark Johnson, Bill<BR>Keith, Brad Leftwich, =
Chuck=20
Levy, and Ken Perlman. For more<BR>information, go to <A=20
href=3D"">www.suwanneebanjocamp.com</A><BR>______________________________=
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<DIV><BR>African origin of the banjo links<BR><A=20
href=3D"">www.myspace.com/akonting</A><BR><A=20
href=3D"">www.myspace.com/danieljatta</A><BR><A=20
href=3D"">www.myspace.com/banjoulf</A><BR><A=20
href=3D"">www.arts.ufl.edu/cahre/senegambia.asp</A><BR><A=20
href=3D"">www.oldtimeherald.org/akonting/index.html</A><BR><A=20
href=3D"">www.shlomomusic.com/banjoancestors.htm</A><BR><A=20
href=3D"">www.myspace.com/banjoroots</A> (recommended)<BR><A=20
href=3D"">www.banjoroots.com</A> (under construction)<BR><A=20
href=3D"">http://blog.myspace.com:80/paulsedgwick</A><BR><BR>Video
=
links<BR><A=20
href=3D"">www.youtube.com/user/UlfJagfors</A><BR><A=20
href=3D"">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DSl31-NrK7tw</A>
( Esa Jarju =
plays the=20
Banjo)<BR><A href=3D"">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dzp_HyCDjXoc</A>
=
(Bill Evans=20
plays the Akonting<BR><BR>American gourd and minstrel banjo =
history<BR><A=20
href=3D"">www.dhyatt.com/history.html</A><BR><A=20
href=3D"">www.banjohistory.com</A><BR><A =
href=3D"">www.banjodatabase.org</A>=20
(minstrel banjos)<BR><A =
href=3D"">www.myspace.com/banjargreg</A><BR><BR>Banjo=20
related lute instrument links<BR><A=20
href=3D"">www.guyguitars.com/eng/index.html</A><BR><A=20
href=3D"">www.atlasofpluckedinstruments.com</A><BR><BR>African-American =
Old Time=20
bands<BR><A href=3D"">www.myspace.com/carolinachocolatedrops</A><BR><A=20
href=3D"">www.sankofastrings.com/ccd/index.html</A><BR><A=20
href=3D"">www.sankofastrings.com</A><BR></DIV>
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