Somebody once asked me; "Professor Bull, what does Juba mean?" Says I, "If you don't know by now, don't mess 'wid it!"

'Twas a common appellation in the early 19th century associated with early minstrel dance and music, that was to designate the source as african-american and/or the resulting white fusion. Black dance artist William Lane had the stage name Juba, as possibly other counterfeits also. I have found numerous short songs, mostly for banjo, different ones titled "Juba," like the various "Essence(s) of Old Virginny" and "Virginia Reel" for the fiddle. Maybe a "pecialist" from a Kollege of Musical Knowledge can offer up a commonality between these variants that my untrained eye don't see, say like it's a jig, a time or style, or even nothin in particular- it's jazz.