Throughout musical history, countless instruments have faced extinction, victims of changing tastes, industrialization, and ...

The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, created during the Malian Empire by the Mandé people across regions including Senegal, Mali, Guinea, and the Ivory Coast. Picture a goblet ...

To mark the 60th anniversary of its foundation, the National Gugak Center is displaying a collection of historical relics from traditional musical instruments to books and sheets. The special ...

Music is not just a form a art, but is a language that directly hits the heart. It has the power to elaborate every possible emotion in the world. What makes music a beautiful blend of meaning and ...

It's part of Welsh culture and there's nothing else that can represent your own history and roots and their future more than your own musical culture. Fiona Richie Wales has a rich musical heritage, ...

One of Tanzania’s most endangered possessions isn’t its wildlife; it’s its music. Dozens of musical instruments – and the skill set to play them – are facing extinction in Tanzania, which is why ...

As a child, Shanti Chaudhari was scolded by her parents for standing too close to a group of musicians playing the naumati baja, Nepal's nine traditional instruments, because they were identified with ...

Researchers are modernizing the 'Rebana Ubi', a traditional Malaysian musical instrument by infusing it with a modern computer aided technology. Researchers are modernising the 'Rebana Ubi', a ...

India is the land of diversity and cultures. From the bright sarees and lehengas that adorn women in the North, to the simple and minimal white saree with golden borders that adorn the women of South, ...

A man (R) tries traditional Chinese musical instrument sheng during the "Getting to Know Chinese Folk Musical Instruments" event at the Chinatown Storytelling Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, ...