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Infobox musical artist | name = Carolina Chocolate Drops| image = Carolinachocolatedrops.jpg| caption = The Carolina Chocolate Drops performing in Birmingham, Alabama , in June 2008.| image_size =| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Durham, North Carolina|Durham , North Carolina , United States | genre = Old-time music|Old-time | years_active = 2005–present| label = Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch / Elektra Records Dixiefrog Music Maker| associated_acts =| website = http://www.carolinachocolatedrops.com/ www.carolinachocolatedrops.com| current_members = Rhiannon Giddens Dom Flemons Adam Matta Hubby Jenkins| past_members = Justin RobinsonThe Carolina Chocolate Drops is an Old-time music|old-time String band (American music)|string band from Durham, North Carolina|Durham , North Carolina , United States . Its 2010 album, Genuine Negro Jig (album)|Genuine Negro Jig , won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards , and was number 9 in FRoots magazine's top 10 albums of 2010.
The Drops are one of the two known full-time African American string bands.
Career
Formed in November 2005, following the members' attendance at the Black Banjo Gathering in Boone, North Carolina , the group grew out of the success of Sankofa Strings, an ensemble that featured Flemons, Giddens and percussionist/banjoist Sule Greg Wilson, with Robinson as an occasional guest artist. There were originally three members: Rhiannon Giddens, Dom Flemons, and Justin Robinson, who were all in their twenties when the group formed.Allmusic|class=album|id=r853767|pure_url=yes Allmusic All of the musicians sing and trade instruments including banjo , fiddle , guitar , harmonica , snare drum , Bones (instrument)|bones , Jug (musical instrument)|jug , and kazoo . The group learned much of their repertoire, which is based on the traditional music of the Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont region of North and South Carolina , http://www.roisindubh.net/ccd/index.php? pageID=71 Roisindubh.net from the eminent African American old-time fiddler Joe Thompson, although they also perform old-time versions of some modern songs such as Blu Cantrell 's R& B hit " Hit 'em Up Style (Oops!) ."
The Carolina Chocolate Drops have released at least three CDs (in 2006, 2008, and 2010) and have opened for Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal . http://pas.appstate.edu/tajmahal.php Per.appstate.edu They have performed on Mountain Stage , http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=99047558 Npr.org and at the Mount Airy Fiddlers Convention . Additionally they have performed on Fresh Air , and BBC Radio in early 2010, and at the 2010 Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee , http://www.bonnaroo.com/Artists.aspx Bonnaroo.com and at the 2011 Romp, http://www.bluegrass-museum.org/general/home.php Bluegrass-museum.org in Owensboro, Kentucky . On Tuesday 17 January 2012 they appeared live on BBC Radio 3.
On February 7, 2011, the band announced that beatboxer Adam Matta and multi-instrumentalist Hubby Jenkins would be joining the band, while Justin Robinson would be departing.
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Videographic documentation
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=7054539 Chocolate Drops Revive String-Band Sound, by Karen Michel, Weekend Edition Sunday , January 28, 2007
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=7363722 Carolina Chocolate Drops Keep Piedmont Sounds Alive, from News & Notes , February 12, 2007
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=99047558 Carolina Chocolate Drops On Mountain Stage, January 6, 2009
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