Ever stumbled across a sound that made you stop in your tracks? Maybe it was something ancient and unfamiliar, yet strangely ...

Ram Prasad Kadel, the founder and curator of the museum, has been collecting the musical instruments since 1995 together with his wife Nanda Sharma. His passion has taken him to all 77 districts of ...

The term “trad music,” short for traditional music, usually describes a type of folk music, though it can apply to other ...

Balancing the morin khuur base between his knees, Las Vegas-based instrumentalist Hong Wang uses his right hand to slide a bow smoothly across the instrument. The fingers on Wang’s left hand glide ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Maker unknown. undetermined city, USA ...

A senior official said a set of nominations is being examined today by the committee for inscribing them on this list. The 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of ...

The kokle, a traditional Latvian folk music instrument, soon will take center stage during Tea Time in Toledo. Latvia native Valdis Garuts of Beaverton, Ore., will play the kokle at the Toledo Senior ...

The folk boom came and went. But the Claremont Folk Music Center is still humming, not to mention strumming. It’s been 60 years since Charles and Dorothy Chase opened the shop in the Claremont Village ...

Louisiana Folk Roots is offering Cajun and Zydeco music camps for children ages 8-14 this summer. Camps will be in Eunice, Lafayette and Opelousas throughout June and July. Camp activities include ...

SHANGHAI — For the past two months, Li Chenxiao has spent an hour every day practicing the zhongruan, a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument, at a speed of over 200 beats per minute. On Aug.