‘You do know the banjo is an African instrument, right?!’: The black roots of country music

Post Reports

EpisodeJul 12, 201919m

‘You do know the banjo is an African instrument, right?!’: The black roots of country music

Post Reports

EpisodeJul 12, 201919m

Emily Yahr, Valerie June and Dina Bennett talk about how black people have been largely excluded from country music -- an art form rooted in black history. And Danielle Paquette on how controversy over a black Ariel gets mermaid lore wrong.

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