A new work by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and Kurdistan-born composer Alan Kushan combines elements of their two cultures. Their collaboration, called Tabligh, played recently in New York ...

Clockwise from top right: San Francisco's Del Sol String Quartet will join performers from the National Gugak Center, who will play traditional Korean instruments like gayageum, piri, and saenghwang.

A new study of the Turku PET Center in Finland has shown that music evokes similar emotions and bodily sensations around the world. Music can be felt directly in the body. When we hear our favorite ...

Music can take on many forms in cultures across the globe, but researchers have found in a new study that some themes are universally recognizable by people everywhere with one notable exception -- ...

In two recent studies, researchers have found clues to suggest that the link between music and language is not entirely straightforward. New research is revealing more connections between music and ...

Archaeologists have analyzed a pair of copper cymbals from Bronze Age Oman, suggesting a shared musical tradition connected cultures and helped facilitate trade around the Arabian Gulf. Music is a ...

Traditional musical instruments are more than just tools for producing sound; they are cultural treasures that capture the essence of societies, histories, and rituals across the globe. From the ...

Some people’s favorite songs are musically harsh, with lyrics expressing anger and rebelliousness. “Killing in the Name” by Rage Against the Machine comes to mind. Some people’s favorite songs are ...