The Bohee Brothers | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Indiantown (now Saint John) New Brunswick, Canada |
Instrument(s) | Banjo |
Years active | 1876–1897 |
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The Bohee Brothers were a Canadian musical duo that consisted of James Bohee (1844-1897) [1] [2] and George Bohee (1857-1930). [1] They were banjo players of Caribbean descent. [3]
The brothers were born in Indiantown, New Brunswick, Canada. [2] Their family later moved to Boston, USA where James began his musical career playing banjo in the late 1860s. [2] They organized their own Bohee Minstrels around 1876 which later joined a few other minstrels. The company toured the United States of America until they moved to England in 1881. [2] [1] The company eventually returned to the United States but the Bohee Brothers stayed in London and continued to tour and perform regularly in Europe until James' death. [1]
James Bohee is buried in an unmarked grave in the Great Circle of Brompton Cemetery. [4]
Their performance was popular because "they played and danced at the same time". [3] "They also wrote their own material, and their songs were widely copied". [3]
In addition to performing, they ran a banjo teaching studio. James gave lessons to the Prince of Wales. [2]
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