The African lute, called the ngoni, xalam, or kora depending on the region and culture, has a rich history dating back ...

a long-forgotten musical instrument from Sabah state in Malaysian Borneo, where the gentle, ethereal twang of the two-stringed lute is held in the memory of only the oldest villagers. It was in ...

“When I saw the hurdy-gurdy, it blew my mind,” says Peter Micholic. “It looked so alien compared to the other instruments I ...

The statewide teachers union is celebrating Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed investments in education in the state budget.

He proceeded to build copies of every musical instrument dating from the 15th to the 18th centuries, including the viol, lute, recorder and early keyboard instruments. In 1918 he built his first ...