From generation to generation, stories, songs and history are passed down through western African Griots — hereditary ...

Africa is a culturally rich continent, and its musical instruments reflect that vibrant heritage. The instruments not only ...

The Council Bluffs Public Library will host a free musical performance Saturday afternoon featuring musician Sean Gaskell ...

T his month, the Redmond Library hosts a live marimba performance featuring the Baduku and Bahuru marimba bands from Richland ...

Commissioned from American composer Derrick Skye, the one-movement Deliverance was a “transcultural” string quartet, blending Persian classical melodic material with rhythmic elements from West and ...

Makadem (real name Charles Odero Ademson)’s new release is an upbeat tempo that sees life as a celebration. The Luo Benga ...

Ethiopia’s Kokob Gebrehaweria Tesfay, a SRFTI Kolkata student made ‘A Doll Made Up of Clay’ featuring Nigerian Ibrahim Ahmed, who’d come to Kolkata to play seven-a-side football. The short film was ...

“Expect to hear Guqin's subtle, introspective melodies intertwine with the earthy timbres of African stringed instruments and the expressive voice of the piano.

Their journey began as a playful idea between Nyoni, a pianist and choral director, and Belle, a master of the Guqin from China. “When I sought to add African stringed instruments to the mix ...

Members of the Old-Time String Band perform on stage with a variety of instruments. The ensemble will perform at Schoenberg Hall tonight at 7 p.m. alongside the African American Music Ensemble.

On some records, that meant invoking their regional sounds through creative methods, like playing electric guitar as if it were the ngoni, a West African stringed instrument.

The global musical instrument market is set to experience substantial growth over the next decade, driven by rising demand ...