Black Banjo Renaissance

There is an ongoing movement known as the “Black Banjo Renaissance”, which strives to reconstruct views on the banjo. Artists and researchers are working to preserve the history of the American Banjo, reintegrating its value in the counter-plantation system as a freedom technology. Through music from the archives, artists create community and work for political advocacy (Blout 2024).

On this page we have linked songs by popular Black artists that were featured in our documentary.