[Ads-l] Still Further Antedating of "Banjo"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sat Apr 13 13:31:54 UTC 2024


1708 John Oldmixon _British Empire in America_ 2:123 (ECCO)

They [inhabitants of Barbados] have other Musical Instruments, as a _Bangil_, not much unlike our Lute in any thing, but the Musick.

Fred Shapiro



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