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It’s hard to say for sure, but something special happens when an old instrument meets contemporary creativity. These aren’t ...

Kawika Pangelinan has become a skilled and self-taught craftsman of numerous types of Hawaiian musical instruments.

A centuries-old Kazakh puppet tradition is finding new life on global stages, in classrooms, and even through 3D printing.

Central Asian cultural traditions have received international recognition as the ancient bowed instrument Kobyz and the ...

Cast and crew breathing and vocalizing together. Banging giant metal plates in a London warehouse. Inventing impressionistic vocal colors for the Elizabethan era. Hiring a 90-piece orchestra to ...