In a viral music video, a man wearing a black beanie and a pair of edgy sunglasses can be seen playing the traditional Chinese instrument pipa. However, the song he plays is far from traditional as he ...

Traditional musical instruments are more than just tools for producing sound; they are cultural treasures that capture the essence of societies, histories, and rituals across the globe. From the ...

Percussionist Wei Ran displays traditional Chinese musical instruments during the "marathon" event on Aug 27. [Photo by Su Guanming/China Daily] A daylong "marathon" event highlighting traditional ...

And Zimbabwe is among some of those nations that stand out for promoting and the use local traditional music instruments such mbira, (thump piano) ngoma (drums) and hosho (rattles), among others. On ...

On a bus rumbling along a road in southern Cambodia, past rice fields and stands of coconut palms, 30-year-old musical protégé Nou Samnang stares intently at the fingers of the master, Mon Hai, ...

Folk musical instruments and manual tools used in traditional crafts should not be considered as antiques and relegated to museums, according to folklorist Gorg Mifsud Chircop. Dr Mifsud Chircop, a ...

At just 19 years old, Belle Sisoski moves with the certainty of an artist twice her age. While her peers navigate university life, temporary jobs – even the occasional existential crisis – this ...