Anyway, the banjo is also the instrument most closely associated with pre-bluegrass Appalachian music. The origin of the banjo? Africa. It is descended from African gourd-based instruments, like the ngoni. A few years ago, banjoist Jayme Stone did a project with kora player, Mansa Sissoko called Africa to Appalachia. Here's the first cut, "Bibi."
Remind me again, how did all those Africans from shithole countries get here in the first place?
Oooooh, right. Oops! We're not supposed to talk about that, are we?