Earl Scruggs could tell you this 5-stringed instrument originated in Africa
... Mbanza is a string African instrument that has been built after the Portuguese 
Banza ... version that Earl Scruggs developed into the famous "Scruggs" style 
picking,... [DOC] [TLE] Music Folk Features: A Brief History of the Banjo [PAR] Though many people think that the banjo is the all-American instrument, ... of is 
the 5-string banjo donned by such greats as Earl Scruggs and Bela Fleck.