March 28, 2008
Another Plucking Symposium
The singular interest of a physician who teaches at the University of Florida took him all the way to Gambia.
That passion: the banjo.
Chuck E. Levy, an adjunct associate professor of occupational therapy and a banjo enthusiast, is sharing his experiences this week in a symposium that examines the instrument's West African roots.
Last summer he traveled to West Africa after reading in a music magazine about the akonting, a precursor to the banjo that has three strings and
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