Most people have never heard of Gnawa. Originally you weren't supposed to. For centuries, the music was only played in secret ceremonies by enslaved Black Africans brought to Morocco. Gnawa—an ...

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When you think of classical music, you might imagine a tune from Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata," or one of Mozart's piano concertos. These works are considered foundational to the European classical ...

Have you ever wondered what music might have sounded like thousands of years ago, during the height of the Greek and Roman empires? Thanks to a groundbreaking new study by architecture professor Dan C ...

"Specialists on ancient civilizations could each give you examples of music from their particular areas of expertise, but one could always go back further." Reading time 7 minutes People talk about ...

The short answer is: No one knows who invented music. No historical evidence exists to tell us exactly who sang the first song, or whistled the first tune, or made the first rhythmic sounds that ...

Casually, like well-bred amateurs, the ten musicians adjusted lights and music racks, then began to play Handel’s Concerto Grosso in G Major. There was nothing casual, nothing amateurish about their ...

When musician Tharun Sekar built his first yaazh, he wasn’t just recreating an ancient Tamil instrument; he was unknowingly ...

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