Hannah Mayree is a cultural worker and radical arts administrator as the founder and executive director of the California based and nationally renowned Black Banjo Reclamation Project. A professional musician, producer and budding crafter, Hannah has dedicated their existence to understanding the modern implications of earth-based folk traditions in Black and African diasporic communities and is creating opportunities for those communities to form and develop. As a program manager and educator, Hannah has guided and mentored people of all ages on their journeys exploring the banjo as a way to bring balance to the centuries old racism that has persisted through the colonization of the banjo. Long before chattel slavery, the instruments and traditions of Africa subsisted people and allowed for expression. Hannah is committed to seeing these cultural aspects thrive in the hands of Black peoples. Hannah is firmly rooted in the Old Time music as a banjo it’s and integrates styles and repertoire from traditional jazz, bluegrass, blues, akonting and contemporary experimental styles.
