The singer, guitarist and composer released heralded music in the 1970s and early ’80s before retreating. The label Jazz Is ...

The beautiful town of Abene which lies on the lofty Kwahu Mountains, was full of excitement last Saturday when a 54-year-old ...

Weedie Braimah is a djembefola (a master of the djembe drum), and a force of nature. Born in Ghana and raised in East St. Louis by two world-class drummers, his father Ghanaian and his mother American ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...

Dedicated craftsmen bring centuries-old techniques to life, shaping high-quality trumpets with precision. Every detail, from material selection to the final tuning, showcases expert craftsmanship.

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You may be familiar with musical instruments such as the drums, guitar and piano. These are very well-known instruments, used in lots of music we listen to. There are also lots of musical ...

That’s practically the only traditional thing about it. We talk craft and technology with Verso’s Robin Stummvoll, who makes all Verso instruments from his workshop in the central German city of ...

Highlife music of the West African Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) is rooted in the rhythmic structures and melodies of traditional Akan music but—since the 1950s—has sometimes incorporated Western ...

The “Coraline” musical was set to take place at Leeds Playhouse from April 11 to May 11 before touring to Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester. Co-production partners Leeds Playhouse ...

Before a concert by the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra in Lewiston on Jan. 18, children got to try their hand at a variety of musical instruments and to meet some of the orchestra’s musicians.

Dolly Parton announced Tuesday that her autobiographical stage musical “Dolly ... We use a lot of the country instruments — fiddle, steel, mandolin… and I think they’ll appreciate me ...