SHLOMO PESTCOE  שלמה פּסטקאָ

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From Oud to Uke: A Lute by Any Other Name....

Note: In all my writings, I use the generic abbreviations BCE (Before the Common Era) and CE (Common Era) as historic dating suffixes.

 

Don't You Remember The Time?
(Freeny's Barn Dance Band, Mississippi, OKeh Records, 1930)

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Above is an index of essays and articles which I've written on a variety of subjects. Click on an underlined title to go its given piece. 

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-- Shlomo Pestcoe

 

Illustration Credits:
  • Young women with 5-string banjo and guitar. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, c. 1880s (Collection of Shlomo Pestcoe)

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³ Banjo Roots: From Africa to the New World ³

³ Banjo Ancestors: The Lutes of West Africa ³

³ The Akonting: A West African Ancestor of the Banjo ³

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