The most significant wind instrument in West Africa is the algaita, a large oboe-like instrument. It has a strong, almost piercing sound that can be heard for miles, ideal for open-air festivities and ...

In Eastern Africa, the revenue generated in the String Instruments market in 2024 amounts to US$130.7m. It is projected to experience an annual growth rate of 9.31% (CAGR 2024-2028). When compared ...

In Africa, the revenue in the Acoustic Pianos & Stringed Keyboard Instruments market is estimated to reach US$247.5m in 2024. It is projected to experience an annual growth rate of 9.13% (CAGR ...

A player will manipulate the pitch of the drum by stretching or squeezing the strings of the drum The talking drum is a West African instrument that has drum skins on both the top and bottom of ...

Banjo scholar and musician Dom Flemons performs at Swallow Hill in Denver and Boulder's Chautauqua Community House, Nov. 9-10.

Stringed instruments make noise from the vibrations of tuned strings, using acoustic or electronic means to amplify those vibrations to the point where they’re loud enough to hear. The strings ...

Between 1923 and 1933 he undertook more than nine expeditions as well as many shorter excursions around South Africa. He was hosted by local chiefs and taught to play the instruments he encountered.

Ghosting is the name of this piece by Congolese artist Sandra Mujinga, on display at the new Museum of Modern Art in Poland ...

The Museum's music collections contain more than 5,000 instruments of American and European heritage. These include a quartet of 18th-century Stradivari stringed instruments, Tito Puente's autographed ...

Prepare for an unforgettable night at La Nuit Blanche, Shanghai's most renowned White Party, held at the breathtaking ...

Diabate, a renowned master of the kora—a traditional West African stringed instrument—died at a private clinic in Bamako, the ...

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Gold producer Pan African Resources on Monday announced the listing of a sustainability-linked instrument under the sustainability segment of the JSE.