The aesthetic dimensions of African musical instruments are not only visual, but aural and symbolic as well. As cultural objects, they can represent and reinforce political authority, social ...

African instruments are rich and unique in their sounds. With such uniqueness in sound, they have influenced music from other parts of the world. Here are 7 musical instruments whose origin dates back ...

The kakaki, a metal trumpet about 10 feet long, is traditionally played in African countries. This is the kakaki. It's a traditional African musical instrument played at official ceremonies for the ...

Rattles and clappers -- Drums -- Xylophones and 'sansas' -- Bill-roarers and spinning-disks -- Horns and trumpets -- Whistles, flutes and vibrating reeds -- Reed ...

EVERETT — A nonstop flight from Seattle to Africa will take close to 20 hours and cost thousands. But life on the continent can be experienced for free this weekend in Everett. The first-ever Sounds ...

The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, created ...

Early American banjo music is Black music. The banjo was created by enslaved African Americans, and according to the Smithsonian Institute, up until the 1830s, the banjo was exclusively an African ...

“How come we’ve never heard of this beautiful instrument until now?” This was posted by a first-year college student to my world music course discussion board recently. He voiced what many of his ...

Long regarded as the continent's living archive of history, identity and collective memory, African music is now at the ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The mentorship program for young African-American boys, Pucci Percussion, has been around for nearly 10 years. Leader Herbert Green’s journey began years ago when he was a ...

Also known as the thumb piano, the mbira is an African musical instrument that has been around in one form or another for at least 3,000 years. Now, however, scientists have developed a new version ...