Although one of the poems, titled Shan Gui, or Ghost of Mountains, was written for the bianzhong, the German could not find ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief over the passing of renowned Pandavani singer Teejan Bai.In a post on ...

India, July 6 -- When a 13-year-old Teejan Bai stood on a makeshift stage in a Durg village to narrate stories from the ...

The Folk Box’ sought to trace the roots and branches of American music, and document the forging – and constant reinvention – ...

For Vickey Sasser, every dulcimer tells the story of Appalachia and America. The mountain dulcimer, a string instrument popular in American folk music, first appeared in America in the early 19th ...

Small string instruments pack an outsized musical punch. They slip into a backpack, travel easily, and still deliver rich tone that can fill a room or cut through a noisy session. Yet many players ...

Located in Minami-ku, Yokohama, 'DulciCraft' is an instrument workshop that imports, sells, manufactures, repairs, and adjusts folk string instruments from around the world. It is well-known among ...

The autoharp sits in a curious spot in the world of folk instruments. It looks like a flat wooden trapezoid covered in strings, something between a zither and a chorded harp, yet it produces warm, ...

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 ...

When James Talambas plays the long string instrument, he often imagines flying. The long string instrument, which was created by Ellen Fullman, is 60 feet long and features 44 bronze strings stretched ...

Musicians who play Puerto Rican folk music are in high demand these days, especially if they play the cuatro, a traditional stringed instrument. Cuatro master Fabiola Méndez is riding that wave. She ...

You may be familiar with instruments like sitar, veena, tabla, harmonium, and even the tanpura. But do you really think you know your country and its music? This article will open your eyes to the ...