Fiona Richie Wales has a rich musical heritage, and although many of its traditional instruments are not commonly heard, there are still musicians keeping the folk tradition alive, arranging and ...
Master musician and composer Simon Shaheen, along with his ensemble Qantara, demonstrates the unique sound and range of several Arabic instruments, performs traditional Arabic music with jazz and ...
The folk dances of the Middle East The elements of music in Arabic music Traditional Jewish and Israeli elements of music Performing and composing ideas The impact of ...
The queen of Xhosa music has passed away. She reinvigorated ancient Xhosa cultural traditions through performance and teaching. Clay figurines of musicians, made in the 1930s, are being exhibited ...
Lebanese-born Montreal-based musician Radwan Ghazi Moumneh tells Lottie Brazier about the evolution of his project combining electronics with traditional Arabic instruments and documenting a changing ...
Taking a broad and historical approach, the collection also incorporates Inter-American, African, Asian and Arab instruments alongside older UN documents and numerous soft law documents. Its approach ...
And, in the process of making new sounds, new instruments have been created ... Drawing from her roots in traditional mariachi music, she uses the vihuela as a way to put a new spin on her sound.