Historical analysis of musical instruments encompasses a multidisciplinary approach integrating art history, materials science and conservation technology. Researchers have employed both invasive and ...

Musical Bodies looks at 4,000 years of musical history and how humans have long forged relationships with instruments ...

Before Spotify playlists, before concerts, before even written history, there was sound. A stretched string. A hollow drum. A breath through wood. What if the instruments we listen to today were not ...

The day was still alive when a group of Abui people danced in a circle around the ‘maasang’ – the central altar of their village – alternating coordinated movements with rhythmic pauses. The drums ...