Podcast host Nicki talks Beyonce' going country with her latest tracks -- Texas Hold 'Em and 16 Carriages -- and does a whole lot of talking about the history of black influence on the genre.

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My Black Country Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0dro8qWug2UOTaGXik032F?si=AzFW_bd-SUWG2cZ62Q5A2w

History of Banjo: https://music.si.edu/spotlight/banjos-smithsonian?page=1

Professor Phil Jamison talking about black influence on square dancing: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J1YftHGq6Xs

One example of dancing and calling (recreation of Black dance during slavery): https://mpt.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/afriam.arts.dance.plantation/africanafrican-american-culture-plantation-dancering-shout/

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