Are you interested in playing the banjo? Did you know that the instrument was created by enslaved Africans and their descendants in the Caribbean and colonial North America?

Join renowned educator, multi-instrumentalist, ethnomusicologist, and advocate for Black string band music, Joe Z. Johnson, for a fun, informative, and beginner-friendly banjo workshop. Discover the fascinating African and African American roots of the banjo, an instrument created by enslaved Africans and their descendants in the Caribbean and colonial North America.

Workshop details:

• Classes will be held at the OPC 9th St. Location in Old Oakland

• To receive the exact location and register for the workshop, please sign up at the link.