With a slight inhale, 81-year-old Zhen Jinling brought the short, ridged horn up to his mouth. He pursed his lips and blew into his suona — the sound part birdcall, part trumpet fanfare. From a bench ...

Traditional Chinese Music To kick-off our Chinese New Year celebration, we hear the traditional Chinese folk song, "Embroidered Purse." Violinist Takako Nishizaki and guitarist Gerald Garcia play the ...

JERASH, Jordan, July 29 (Xinhua) -- China's traditional music and intangible cultural heritage took center stage on Wednesday at the 40th Jerash Festival of Culture and Arts, one of the Middle East's ...

Audiences across Connecticut are discovering Chinese and Taiwanese folk traditions through performances by the New Haven Chinese Cultural Cooperative, a volunteer ensemble dedicated to sharing culture ...

Faced with Russia’s efforts to erase Ukrainian culture, people have embraced traditional music as a way to reconnect with their past and affirm their identity. Roksolaniya, a traditional Ukrainian ...

He was both the longtime archivist of folk music at the Library of Congress and a widely respected singer and songwriter. By Clay Risen Joe Hickerson, a singer and songwriter who as the lead archivist ...