Researchers assume that people had already been singing more than 150,000 years ago. The oldest instrument that has been discovered is a flute. "We know from archaeological finds that flutes and ...

ADDIS ABABA - Ermias Haylay was 15 when he first touched a begena, one of Ethiopia's oldest instruments, that has since become "an addiction" for the young musician. From his love for the "charismatic ...

One of the country's oldest instruments, the begena was once reserved for the elite - and effectively banned during the ...

The world's oldest orchestral music, gagaku was imported from mainland China in ancient times. The melody is not based on a ...

Long before sitars and tablas ruled the stage, India resonated with the haunting melodies of the Ravanahatha and the deep ...

One of the country's oldest instruments, the begena was once reserved for the elite -- and effectively banned during the Marxist Derg regime between 1974 and 1991. But it is experiencing a ...