The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, created ...

The NAMM Show, the world’s biggest annual music instrument and equipment trade event, celebrates its 125th anniversary this ...

Since debuting at a Baltimore YMCA Hall in 1902, the NAMM Show has undergone multiple transformations on its way to becoming the world’s largest annual trade event for the creators, manufacturers, ...

The soul-shattering abuses suffered by enslaved Africans, who were forcibly stripped of their languages, religions and other key aspects of their culture, were fortunately no match for their ...

One day, when Ameen Mokdad was 10 years old, he found his father hard at work in their home in Mosul, Iraq. Mokdad's father was an artist, and he was frustrated while trying to begin a painting of a ...

Some instruments are crafted for playing. Others? They’re destined for museums, billionaires’ vaults, or the hands of legends. From centuries-old violins to guitars once strummed by rock gods, the ...

World of Music, a long-time independent music store in Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sold to two long-time employees. The new owners plan to keep the store largely the same, offering a wide variety of ...

Naturally talented and born with an ear for music, Bruce Sexauer first picked up a guitar when he was 17. He began writing his own songs and dreamed of becoming a rock star, never imagining he’d ...