Episode 222: A 'Banjer' on the Bay of Charleston in 1766 by Charleston Time Machine published on 2021-12-17T19:44:26Z In December 1766, a man reported the theft of his wallet while passing through a crowd of enslaved people listening to a “banjer” playing on the waterfront of urban Charleston. A close reading of his description of the incident identifies clues that illuminate its context and help us reimagine a forgotten aspect of South Carolina’s musical heritage. Genre Storytelling