These findings indicate that contact between ancient communities on both sides of the Arabian Gulf resulted in shared musical traditions central to rituals and religious beliefs, Douglas’ team says.

Archaeologists have analyzed a pair of copper cymbals from Bronze Age Oman, suggesting a shared musical tradition connected ...

Recent tour by Hong Kong Gaudeamus Dunhuang Ensemble is part of wider efforts by city to forge cultural ties overseas Young ...

Middlesex Community College will put on Guqin and Viola in Musical Dialogue as part of the Spring 2025 “A World of Music” concert series. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 11 ...

Over time, the two instruments developed differently according to their cultural contexts. Over centuries, the sheng became a ...

Ukraine folk music enters the modern era thanks to luminaries Yа́gody, who perform at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Tradition ...

Dolphins in ancient Greece were revered as messengers of the gods and held a divine dimension that has survived through the ...

It is the earliest musical instrument unearthed in China ... noted how the flute's haunting tones might have once echoed in ancient rituals. The special exhibition's timeline leaps to the Tang ...

prominently featured in ancient Tamil literature and poetry. Where it’s still played: Once a courtly and devotional instrument, the Yazh completely disappeared from musical traditions. While it is not ...

In a unique display of creativity, a popular music group from Kolkata recycled household waste to make musical instruments to play at Kolkata International Drum Festival. The group of children sang ...