Earl Scruggs could tell you this 5-stringed instrument originated in Africa
The banjo probably originated in Gambia, West Africa, and was taken by ... to 
listen to if you want to know the role of the banjo in jazz - you can see and ... with 
the legendary Earl Scruggs acknowledged as the greatest player of all time, ... 
banjo -"a stringed instrument with, typically, four or five strings, which... [DOC] [TLE] instruments - Long Hill String Band [PAR] It can be a solo instrument or part of a major symphony orchestra where there ...