Yoon Jeong Heo is so active that it’s almost surprising she doesn’t single-handedly generate combustible energy during the course of one of her average working days. But there is nothing remotely ...

India is a country rich in tradition and skill. Be it the ancient dance forms that entertain and inform people even today, to the forms of ‘nataks’ and ‘jatras’ that show society a mirror, Indian art ...

Taiko is the most popular Asian instrument in America. There are more than a hundred taiko groups across the country, classes for kids and adult beginners, festivals, newsletters, even online stores.

The artifacts represent the earliest-known stringed instruments found in Southeast Asia. A reconstruction of the chordophone, crafted out of deer antler. Photo: Antiquity (2023). DOI: ...

One of the better known names in the Nepali music scene today, as the founder of Project Sarangi and part of Kutumba, is Kiran Nepali. He breathes new life into the traditional string instrument, ...

Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly stated Wan Yeung is a doctoral candidate in musicology. In fact, Yeung is a doctoral student in ethnomusicology. Two bright red Chinese ...

Food may be the great unifier for Malaysians, but so too is the nation’s appetite for food of the soul. Music, in all its variety, runs just as deep – from the hypnotic rhythms of traditional drums to ...

Stringed instruments make noise from the vibrations of tuned strings, using acoustic or electronic means to amplify those vibrations to the point where they’re loud enough to hear. The strings are ...

Engineers often have a strange nostalgic affinity for their instruments. Seasoned RF engineers who have worked in the field for many years frequently refer to their traditional instruments as “toys” ...

Discovering Francis Bebey was a really, really huge deal for me, because it supported my whole fascination with traditional string instruments. He’s a musicologist who wrote a book on African string ...

Traditional Filipino rondalla music has deep historical roots. Although it originated from Spain and was brought to the Philippines in the mid-1500s, the art form evolved over time to reflect a ...