Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which has banned music. A new policy of deportations by Pakistan threatens this community of exiles.
Tag: Musical Instruments
A 12,000-Year-Old Bird Call, Made of Bird Bones
A collection of small flutes carved from waterfowl bones may have been used as hunting aids, a new study suggests.
Glimpses of Life with the Sea Clown Sailing Circus Troupe
A photographer embedded with the Sea Clown Sailing Circus on the troupe’s journeys through the Mediterranean. Here’s what he saw.
Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Master of the Santoor, Dies at 84
He single-handedly elevated a 100-string instrument little known outside Kashmir into a prominent component of Hindustani classical music.
He’s the Brusque Mr. Fix-It for Mexico City’s Accordions
For 50 years, Francisco Luis Ramírez has been the go-to guy for instrument repairs in a nation that reveres the accordion. Now it’s a family business.
A Celebrated Virtuoso on an Instrument She Wasn’t Meant to Play
The hallowed tradition of kora playing in Sona Jobarteh’s family passed down the male line. One of her teachers dismissed it as “an ethnic thing.” But it has brought her international acclaim.
Musical Chairs? Why Swapping Seats Could Reduce Orchestra Aerosols.
Moving super-spreading instruments, like the trumpet, closer to air vents could limit the aerosol buildup on stage, according to a new study.
Canada’s ‘Voice of the Nation’ Rings Out in a Capital Quieted by a Virus
In a belfry high above Ottawa, the Dominion Carillonneur performs live music for a tiny audience, chiming 53 bells to help keep up morale during a health crisis.
He Left His 310-Year-Old Violin on a Train. He Retrieved It in a Parking Lot.
The musician Stephen Morris said, “I’m still getting over the shock” at the unlikely recovery of his instrument.
Hundreds of New Concertos Bring the World to the Concert Hall
Dai Fujikura’s new work for shamisen, a three-stringed, fretless Japanese lute, premieres on Saturday.