In the last eighty years, traditional Kongo musical instruments such as elaborate bells, all sorts of drums and whistles, have almost disappeared from Kongo life. Still, MacGaffey speaks of them in ...

After 18,000 years of silence, an ancient musical instrument played its first notes. The last time anyone heard a sound from the conch shell trumpet, thick sheets of ice still covered most of Europe.

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has just reopened its musical instrument galleries after a two-year renovation project. The new permanent installation includes more than 5,000 instruments and ...

The violin is arguably the world’s most popular instrument. Its expressive tones suit a variety of musical styles, from fast and furious to slow and sanguine. Becoming popular in the 16 th century ...