From royal courts to AI: How Tripura is reinventing its musical instruments

In Tripura, innovators are turning to AI to revive the state's musical legacy, sparking debate over whether technology can ...
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South American musical instruments reflect population relationships

A new study provides a systematic review of musical instrument diversity in the archaeological and ethnographic history of the continent, suggesting cultural contact over long geographic distances, ...
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Over Two Millennia of Music Play Out Across the Metropolitan Museum's New Instrument Galleries

From an Ancient Egyptian harp and Ghanaian drum to Stradivari violins, a theremin, and even a vuvuzela, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s newly reopened musical instrument galleries run the gamut of ...
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Traditional African instruments that shaped global sound

The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages (Image Credits: Flickr) The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, ...
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How a National Music Museum full of treasures made its home in the Midwest

Darryl Martin examines a harpsichord during a tour at the National Music Museum. Martin moved to Vermillion from Belgium for the chance to manage one of the world’s most significant instrument ...
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A Secret Trove of Rare Guitars Heads to the Met

In 2007, Jayson Dobney, an Iowan with a master’s degree in the history of musical instruments, from the University of South Dakota, moved to New York to be a curator in the department of musical ...