The qanun is a traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument. It has a long history, possibly descended from the ancient Egyptian harp, and is related to the psaltery, dulcimer and zither. My qanun ...

Many of us have listened to the mesmerising sound of the santoor, an instrument made famous by the late Shiv Kumar Sharma Many of us have listened to the mesmerising sound of the santoor, an ...

“My father is a classical violinist, and my mother paints,” says Moroccan-born Hicham Chami. “They live for music. And they wanted their children to have a broad, cultivated upbringing.” But violin or ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—Hoping to draw tourists from the Kurdistan Region to her native country of Tunisia, musician and singer Malek Cochtoben recently came to Erbil with her qanun instrument saying ...

As Marianna Gevorgyan moves her fingers gently over the many closely arranged strings, she nudges them gently with minute, graceful plucks. Behind her, the wind rustles through a bamboo grove, ...

Qanun players group of the State Pedagogical University named after Khachatur Abovyan, “Sayat-Nova” folk ensemble led by Tovmas Poghosyan and the State orchestra of National Musical Instruments was ...

Orchestrated fountain shows will be debuted at music festival ‘RELM FEST’ in October The artists who are part of RELM are Emirati singer and songwriter Abri; Palestinian singer and songwriter, Noel ...