There’s a soulful power to the sounds drifting across the Andean highlands, where steep mountains and deep valleys have shaped centuries of musical heritage.

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

Shakespeare did not write musicals as we know them in the Broadway or West End form, closer now to his English roots. But incidental music, most often played ...

Dance to the rollicking music of Floating Crowbar at the next KPBX Kids' Concert, Saturday, March 1st at 1 pm at Riverside ...

The Old Time Acoustic Jam is held on Thursdays from 7-10 p.m. at the Jones House Cultural Center (604 W King St.) for local ...

Shree Panchami, also known as Basanta Panchami, is being observed nationwide with devotion, honoring Goddess Saraswati.

After weeks of bitter subzero temperatures, the Polar Vortex loosens its grip on Upstate New York. Far more tenacious and ...

Latin jazz percussionist and bandleader John Santos has been a mainstay of the Bay Area music scene for half a century and, as hokey as it sounds, we are darned lucky to have him.

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

Comedian Yue Yunpeng is featured at the 2025 Henan TV Spring Festival gala. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] This year, ...

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

Andrew Flory playing his theorbo courtesy of Trinity Lutheran Church For those not well-versed in the sounds of 17th-century Italy and France, a theorbo is a plucked string instrument with a long neck ...