Haymes calls himself a “utility infielder” in Ramblin Jug Stompers, responsible for many of the unusual sounds that don’t come from the typical stringed instruments in acoustic bands. At the band’s ...

Musical innovation and uniqueness is what tends to set great artists apart from their contemporaries. Especially when it comes to the use of creative, unorthodox, or perhaps odd, instruments. Or ...

The Yoruba talking drum, an iconic instrument from West Africa, is a testament to the continent's rich musical heritage ...

Duck herders in Java have been using a traditional large bamboo object called a kowangan to protect themselves against the rain. The kowangan can be worn as a hat or be placed on the ground as a ...

Music has a funny way of surprising us. Sometimes it's not the guitar solo or the vocal runs that stick with you. You know the ones. The tracks where you pause and think, what is that? That little ...

A treasure trove of unique musical instruments invented and built by pioneering composer Harry Partch between 1930 and 1972 were quietly returned to San Diego last week, ending a 33-year-long ...

WHEN AND WHERE: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at Flickinger Center for the Arts, 1110 N. New York Ave., Alamogordo; 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, Macey Center, 801 Leroy ...

Movies set in the past often rely on music to tell us just where we are. Most, but not all, of the composers of this year’s period pieces felt the obligation to reflect time and place. For Ridley ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. It’s not a rare, expensive whiskey, but it is rare — one of the world’s most unique musical instruments, in fact ...