More power to his elbow as uilleann pipe maker and musician Aodán MacSéafraidh celebrates three decades of creating the pipes ...

You may have noticed that a lot of people across the world love playing or listening to traditional Irish instruments. They have very strong rhythms and warm tones, which make them popular. Musicians ...

The bodhrán is one of Ireland's oldest traditional musical instruments. The bodhrán is the iconic Irish drum, one of a small select family of Celtic instruments that is stated to pre-date Christianity ...

This might be the age of digital and electronic music, but traditional musical instruments still play a key role during Ganesh Chaturthi. Instruments such as tabla, dholki, mrudunga, ghumat and taal ...

One of Tanzania’s most endangered possessions isn’t its wildlife; it’s its music. Dozens of musical instruments – and the skill set to play them – are facing extinction in Tanzania, which is why ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- As a child, Shanti Chaudhari was scolded by her parents for standing too close to a group of musicians playing the naumati baja, Nepal's nine traditional instruments, because they ...

A survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) examines the impact of technology on Nigerian traditional music genres. Nigerian traditional artistes ultimately rely on percussion instruments for the ...

Six thousand young people from southern Togo were keen to discover the traditional musical instruments of their region. This was made possible thanks to a one-year project implemented by the National ...

Bhutan’s traditional music is rich, but opportunities to learn it remain limited. This winter in Gelephu, the Engaging Youth ...