The Carolina Chocolate Drops are a Durham, North Carolina-based string band that revives and celebrates the largely forgotten tradition of African American old-time music, blending banjo, fiddle, and jug band sounds with blues, jazz, and folk influences. Their Grammy-winning album Genuine Negro Jig brought this rich, underrepresented musical heritage to a new generation of listeners and earned widespread critical acclaim. Equal parts historians and performers, the group brings electrifying energy and deep authenticity to every song they touch.
