Harp duo Diana Stork and Portia Diwa perform beautiful and magical arrangements of traditional music from countries with harp traditions, plus original compositions inspired by the performers' ...

Toumani Diabaté carries the history of 71 generations in his fingers. An unsurpassed master of the kora, the 21-string harp played throughout the West African territory once encompassed by the vast ...

A concert of ancient Irish music is coming to Mermaid Arts Centre on Friday, May 9, with a focus on the bringing together of three musical styles – harping, traditional Irish, and early music. Some of ...

When a hootenanny struck up 3,000—or 30,000—years ago, no recording engineer was there to capture what went down. Can anyone know, then, what ancient instruments like the aulos and carnyx really ...

Kouxian, or ancient jaw harp, is the earliest string instrument that has been found in China. By placing kouxian between the lips and tapping it with the fingers, the instrument can produce sounds, ...

CRUIT Éireann | Harp Ireland’s gala concert, Sonóir - Celebrating Harps, is taking place in the stunning surrounds of the ...

A team of engineers at the University of Liverpool has helped reproduce an ancient Iraqi harp -- the Lyre of Ur. Engineers from the University's Lairdside Laser Engineering Centre (LLEC) employed ...

Unlike the traditional kouxian performing style, Ma usually hits the jaw harp faster, which results in a louder reverberation of sounds produced by mouth. In 2022, Ma received a master award, during ...