The first edition of the Mahindra Percussion Festival kicks off in south India on March 18, 2023, with a spectacular range of performers from across…
In the early 1900s, a musical fusion of Spanish guitars and African drumming emerged in eastern Cuba, giving birth to the vibrant and rhythmic genre…
Klezmer music is an instrumental tradition that originated with the Ashkenazi Jews in Central and Eastern Europe. The term Klezmer comes from Yiddish, and is…
The sitar, an Indian classical stringed instrument with a body made from a gourd base, features both sympathetic and melody strings. It is most commonly…
When it comes to Nigerian music, few genres are as influential and beloved as Afrobeat. This fusion of highlife, jazz, and traditional African percussion has…
The güiro, a percussion instrument hailing from Puerto Rico and Cuba, features a hollow gourd with open ends and notches cut along one side. Typically…
The Puerto Rican Cuatro is a small, five-stringed musical instrument that is a staple of traditional Puerto Rican folk music. It is an integral part…
Chamamé was crafted by the inhabitants of the Northeastern region of Argentina, an expanse enriched with forests, rivers, cascades, and red soil. The genre was…
The balafon is a type of struck idiophone, specifically a gourd-resonated xylophone. It is closely associated with the Gur, Mandé, and Senufo peoples of West…
The mandolin is a stringed musical instrument that is closely related to the lute and the guitar. It has a small, pear-shaped body and a…