Flautist Marselus Selu has started a music collective on the island of Flores to foster traditional wind instruments made from native bamboo. The 64-year-old taught himself to build and play the ...

Bamboo and carbon fibre are woven together to form a structure of rings that reverberates with the sound of music, in an innovative installation from Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Oppo and ...

MANILA (Reuters Life!) - Are they brass bands or wind ensembles? The traditional "musikong bumbong" marching bands of the Philippines are bound to confuse music buffs because their instruments are ...

Conductor Dong Quang Vinh recalls that he never turned off his mobile phone for fear that he would miss commands or requests ...

The New York Bamboo Music Society will present an immersive and interactive musical lecture featuring a variety of bamboo instruments from different cultures across the world at the Great Neck Library ...

Today’s Google Doodle seen in limited regions celebrates the Angklung, which is a unique bamboo musical instrument that is played in Indonesia. An interesting subject for a homepage Doodle, the ...

Henry Spiller, center, plays instrument during a gamelan ensemble rehearsal at UC Davis. He has authored a new book featuring musical instruments made of bamboo and the culture that surrounds the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

The Ravanahatha is one of the oldest bowed string instruments in the world. It is made from a coconut shell resonator, a bamboo neck, and a horsehair bow. This combination produces a raw, haunting ...