Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...

The rich tapestry of African polyphonic music is woven by the unique voices of traditional instruments. Stringed instruments ...

Lima Symphony Orchestra Music Director Andrew Crust uses Mornings with Maestro to educate children about music and ...

As the Year of the Snake inches closer, preparations for the local Chinese New Year Gala are well underway in Oregon, the US, ...

Bitch, devil’s fiddle, some traditional Polish folk instruments may have brow-raising names, but all of them have a unique and fascinating sound which lends Polish folk its inimitable cachet. Ligawka ...

Musical instruments are more than just devices created or adapted to make musical sounds. They are almost universal components of human culture. As well as making music, they serve specific ...

Pandi Ram Mandavi, a 68-year-old artist from Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, has been honored with the Padma Shri award for his contributions to traditional musical instruments and wood ...

But far more important to him than money is the “cultural value”, says the craftsman in his fifties, whose name has been changed for his safety along with those of others interviewed.