The sheng inspired the invention of two Western musical instruments. Chinese chime bells and gongs have always struck a chord. Here’s why Of the metal instruments used in a traditional Chinese ...

Folk music is very much alive in our villages ... music is an "international language" and that we should allow Western instruments and melodies to overwhelm us so that our musicians may speak ...

Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres - they are most prominent in the Western classical tradition and in many varieties of folk music, however they are also frequently ...

An Anthology of Bangladesh Folk Music in Standard Notation is a music anthology that compiles 204 carefully chosen folk songs ...

A banquet hosted by President Droupadi Murmu celebrated India's rich cultural legacy, featuring Western Indian delicacies and rare folk instruments. Justice Sanjiv Khanna was honored as the new Chief ...

North Korea's Moranbong Band, the first all-female music group formed under the regime, debuted in 2012. Allegedly handpicked ...

whose main group members are the Chulyms—a small indigenous group from central Siberia who combine folk musical instruments with modern trends to discuss folk crafts, such as beekeeping and ...

Melodious tunes were played using rare folk instruments like ravanhatha ... folk and traditional music of Rajasthan. Dignitaries also savoured delicacies from western India that have been passed down ...

As a longtime San Francisco resident and punk/indie musician, Dan Lee has witnessed the city’s transformation, particularly the exodus of the DIY creative community. But despite the challenges, Lee ...

Western Michigan University’s bachelor's degree in ... You do not have to be a highly skilled performer on a traditional instrument or read music to enter this program. Beyond the classroom As a ...

The modern concert pedal harp is very different to the stringed instrument used to accompany Irish folk music, or the first versions of it ... Between 700-1000 AD, frame harps appeared in western ...

They also run Fiddle & Dance Workshop at Ashokan in upstate New York where, each summer, people come to learn traditional music and dance ... you know, more instruments, less instruments ...