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African Fiddle & Banjo Echo in Appalachia Lecture

Summary

Alan Lomax Fellow Cece Conway delivers a multimedia presentation on the instrumental and musical history of Appalachian traditional music, with illustration from African and Appalachian musicians, instruments, videos, sounds and images.

Event Date

October 01, 2015

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American Folklife Center: https://www.loc.gov/folklife/
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1 hours 47 seconds

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