Traditional Arts in Upstate New York wants to learn more about the making, collecting, and use of folk instruments in the North Country. Camilla... Jul 12, 2017 — Traditional Arts in Upstate New York ...

“Musical Bodies,” a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, revels in the blurry boundaries between humans and instruments. By Joshua Barone Visuals by Ye Fan Clap your hands. Tap a foot.

You may have noticed that a lot of people across the world love playing or listening to traditional Irish instruments. They have very strong rhythms and warm tones, which make them popular. Musicians ...

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 ...

When Armenian arranger and composer Levon Eskenian took on to reimagine the music of Armenian mystic and philosopher Gurdjieff for the Gurdjieff Ensemble's debut record on ECM, he touched upon the ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...