How to Donate
The Black Banjo Reclamation Project is accepting banjo contributions so that we may provide instruments to Black folks at reduced rates and in some cases, free of charge as part of our training and granting programs.
We encourage donations of working banjos and parts. We then identify Black craftspeople and luthiers in our community to support with training. We contribute banjos to individuals and we sell banjos to support the work of the BBRP.
We do this to repair, reconnect, heal and learn from our own traditions of the banjo, an instrument with its origins on the African continent.
Accepting banjo donations at
Lark in the Morning Music Shop
1001 Camelia St, Berkeley
Tuesdays through Saturdays 12-6 pm
Mail in banjos optional. Drop off available in Northern CA and other places in the country upon request.
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Submission response time is about 2 weeks
Announcing a New Collaboration with Brooklyn Lutherie
Mail or drop off your banjos for donation to Brooklyn Lutherie.
*You must make an appointment*
232 3rd st. Suite E003
Tuesday 10 am to 7 pm
Wednesday - Friday 10 am to 5 pm
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We are working diligently to grow the footprint of BBRP by increasing our Nation wide offerings of banjo-builds, organizing community-forward events, banjo cohorts and support for luthier apprenticeships. Help us expand our outreach and directly support our cultural education programs with artists’ residencies across the Nation. It truly takes a village. Each of us is powerful in our potential to support everlasting CHANGE
Contact
Want to build more together? Reach out to us!
@black.banjo.reclamation