Beirut-born singer Muhi Eddine Baayoun brought the buzuq to classical Arabic music, including it in traditional ensembles known as takht. But it was ultimately popularised by Lebanese composer Ziad ...

A Toledo musician has opened a museum to preserve the history of sacred steel, an African American gospel tradition built ...

These days, the string quartet as an ensemble is a tried and true form of chamber music, but it’s only within the past three ...

January will ring in a new year programming to SFJAZZ, featuring an ambitious slate of concerts that celebrate the full spectrum of jazz and its global influence. The lineup features Chris Botti and ...

WORCESTER – Ken Jordan can trace his six-decade career as a barber to a single coin flip. The tale of the 86-year-old's decision to quit school and pick up a pair of clippers unfolds like all of his ...

I’ve always had this idealistic impression about the United States,” says musician Wanees Zarour, who is co-director of the ...

There are times when not knowing what to expect can be helpful. Wanees Zarour, a Palestinian American artist who now calls Chicago home, plays the buzuq and oud, stringed instruments from the Middle ...

Sound on! From conch shells to bone flutes, humans have been making musical instruments for tens of thousands of years. What did prehistoric music sound like? Follow us on a journey to find the oldest ...

Romania achieved a new cultural milestone as UNESCO added the cobza, a traditional pear-shaped string instrument, to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The ...

The String Project is a flagship program that provides affordable, carefully-structured lessons in violin and cello for children in the 4th through 10th grades, taught by the dedicated and talented ...

If you have ever wandered into the world of traditional perfumes, chances are two words have popped up again and again: attar and oud. They sound fancy, smell divine, and often come with a reputation ...