The rich tapestry of African polyphonic music is woven by the unique voices of traditional instruments. Stringed instruments ...

The art of lute making in Africa is a tradition passed down through generations. Craftsmen use indigenous woods and materials to create instruments that are more than just tools for music, but pieces ...

A player will manipulate the pitch of the drum by stretching or squeezing the strings of the drum The talking drum is a West African instrument that has drum skins on both the top and bottom of ...

Some, like Kouyaté, play a xylophone-like instrument called ... taken from here [Mali]. I play traditional music, and I don't know what the blues is." African Americans would later mix and ...

Although a melody is not always heard in traditional African music, some ensembles do include some melodic devices and instruments. For example: Although the two rhythms divide the bar of music ...

Songhoy Blues, an African desert blues group with Touré at the helm, was eventually formed. The group gained fame after a run ...