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"My father was born with this instrument," Laemouahuma Daniel Jatta says. "This is part of our history." Jatta, 55, is from Gambia, a member of the Jola people. He's holding an akonting: a ...

The North Carolina Banjo Clinic, a two-day banjo instruction intensive, will be held in Asheville on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 and 14. • Dates: Friday November 13 & Saturday November 14, 2015. • ...

After 50 years of strumming, he and his band won bluegrass' top award. Oct. 7, 2011 — -- From the early days as a "Saturday Night Live" guest host to his film career, Steve Martin's life has been ...