In a viral music video, a man wearing a black beanie and a pair of edgy sunglasses can be seen playing the traditional Chinese instrument pipa. However, the song he plays is far from traditional ...

Dating back 4,000 years, kouxian is regarded by many as a "living fossil," which has promoted the musical charm produced by this unique string instrument. Ethnic Yi girls play kouxian. Ancient Folk ...

Zhang figures she splashed out 30,000 yuan a year for her child to learn the piano. Piano lessons for children were all the rage not too many years ago, but that trend seems to have withered, while ...

Fiona Richie Wales has a rich musical heritage, and although many of its traditional instruments are not commonly heard, there are still musicians keeping the folk tradition alive, arranging and ...

From the earliest playable musical instruments to their roles in a modern four-section orchestra, Chinese traditional instruments and their 8,000-year history explained. The ‘Chinese bagpipes ...

I thought it would be appropriate to write about the traditional string instruments witnessed at the event. I was already quite familiar with the gayageum (12 string instrument) and the haegeum (2 ...

Be it the energetic beats of Rajasthan, the soulful tunes of Bengal, or the devotional songs of Maharashtra, folk music brings people together. And here we mention 6 unique instruments used in ...