Complex sentence: These African Americans played a variety of instruments, especially including drums and string instruments similar to the and banjo the Spanish also played a similar instrument called the Bandora as well as polyrhythms and call-and-response style vocals.
Split into simpler sentences: These African Americans played a variety of instruments, especially drums and string instruments similar to the banjo. The Spanish also played a similar instrument called the Bandora as well as polyrhythms and call-and-response style vocals.