India is well known for its rich musical culture and repertoire, but the country's musical heritage extends far beyond sitars ...

La Serenissima’s Basilica of San Marco was the birthplace of Symphoniae Sacrae (sacred symphonies), combining vocal and instrumental works for liturgical use.

On January 26, 1788, the British flag was raised at Sydney Cove, marking the start of a permanent European settlement in ...

Midnight Oil drummer and songwriter Rob Hirst was on Monday named a Member of the Order of Australia, six days after his death from pancreatic cancer. It might be the only occasion during his long ...

The 28th annual Guthman Musical Instrument Competition includes a Fiddle-Henge, a modified bicycle wheel, and a 'Demon Box.' ...

Partly housed in the former Old England department store, a landmark 1899 Art Nouveau building, the Musical Instruments Museum (also known as the "MIM") is located about a half-mile from the ...

Capstone Copper Corp. ("Capstone" or the "Company") (TSX:CS) (ASX:CSC) announces that operations at the Mantoverde mine in Chile have resumed following a period of interrupted production due to an ...

Experts say the more we challenge our brains as we age, the more resilient it becomes—and “learning a new instrument is a full-brain workout.” After the age of 40, the average brain decreases 5 ...

The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, created ...

Everything we learn, we learn rote,” Peggy Carlson said, discussing how the Zimbabwean marimba groups she leads in Fairbanks learn each piece of music they play by memory. “There’s really ...

An encounter between a Western cellist and Wulu Bunun singers in Taiwan led to an album of singular beauty. Host Carolyn shares the story.

As Big Agriculture transforms the country, a homegrown musical style—and a new kind of cowboy chic—is moving from its rural ...