The banjo is a stringed instrument that is stuff of the lute family.Banjos were ahead seen in American in the 17th century. Africans, who were brought to America as slaves, created the front banjos.
Other Names
The banjo has been called many contrasting names over the centuries.
First Record
The ahead written enter of a banjo is credited to Richard Johnson. Johnson wrote of banjos in his diary starting in 1620 while exploring in Africa.
First Banjos
Early banjos had gourds for bodies. A varying digit of strings were used in the elementary banjos.
Banjos in America
A banjo's thing is unreal with a wooden Tyre. A vellum is extended over the Tyre leaving an dehiscent back. Banjos own elongated, narrow, fretted necks with five strings. The banjo's written narration begins in the 1600s.
Early musicians called the banjo by names compatible banjar, banjil, bangoe and bangie.
Popular Instrument
Throughout the 1700s and early 1800s, the banjo was seen as an instrument for the lower classes. In the mid-1800s, the banjo gained popularity. S.S. Stewart began Bulk producing banjos in the mid-1800s that were popular and affordable for all economic classes.
