Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of ...

Researchers have recovered and studied archaeological evidence of an ancient stringed musical instrument crafted from deer antler in southern Vietnam. Lead researcher and Ph.D. student Fredeliza ...

India is a country rich in tradition and skill. Be it the ancient dance forms that entertain and inform people even today, to the forms of ‘nataks’ and ‘jatras’ that show society a mirror, Indian art ...

The artifacts represent the earliest-known stringed instruments found in Southeast Asia. A reconstruction of the chordophone, crafted out of deer antler. Photo: Antiquity (2023). DOI: ...

The Indian stringed instrument sitar is made from gutted and dried pumpkin. It looks foreign, but the improvisational melodies its player performs is similar to the techniques used by American jazz ...

You may be familiar with instruments like sitar, veena, tabla, harmonium, and even the tanpura. But do you really think you know your country and its music? This article will open your eyes to the ...

When Anoushka Shankar was 8, her father gave her a tiny sitar and began showing her how to handle and play the classical Indian stringed instrument. She slowly warmed to the long-necked sitar and to ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Collection history unknown; purchased ...