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"In terms of Black music history, country music is one of the oldest genres we can trace. For example, in 1678, Martinique provided the first mention of banjo-like instruments in the Western Hemisphere, which evolved from similar instruments used in west Africa. At that time, there was a government ban specifically on the kalenda, a gathering where enslaved Africans danced to drums and the banza."