After tornadoes swept through the Midwest in December, a Kentucky folk singer asked people to donate musical instruments for those who lost homes. 700 instruments have been given away so far. Deadly ...

Before every Baishakh, musical instrument stores were bustling places. Most musical schools used to commence classes after Pahela Baishakh, and it was a ritual for aspiring students to get instruments ...

Ram Prasad Kadel, the founder and curator of the museum, has been collecting the musical instruments since 1995 together with his wife Nanda Sharma. His passion has taken him to all 77 districts of ...

Mountain melodies, centuries-old instruments and traditional rhythms are being digitally preserved through a new open-access music platform. The archive aims to reconnect contemporary creators with ...

SHANGHAI — For the past two months, Li Chenxiao has spent an hour every day practicing the zhongruan, a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument, at a speed of over 200 beats per minute. On Aug.

SHANGHAI — As 2020 went underway, a folk musician named Fang Jinlong suddenly became the biggest star on the Chinese internet. The reason was the 57-year-old’s appearance on video-sharing platform ...

Louisiana Folk Roots is offering Cajun and Zydeco music camps for children ages 8-14 this summer. Camps will be in Eunice, Lafayette and Opelousas throughout June and July. Camp activities include ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Maker unknown. undetermined city, USA ...

It is not often you come across a musician whose work feels like a bridge—between cultures, centuries, and inner worlds. Levon Eskenian, the Armenian musician and artistic director behind the ...

A thin, breathy note escapes from a bone flute. A surnay cuts sharply through the air, while layered percussion echoes like distant footsteps across mountain villages. Sounds once carried by shepherds ...