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From makeshift strings to masterpieces: The story of Africa's top orchestra
When Armand Diangienda founded the Kimbanguist Symphony Orchestra - one of the most famous in Africa - in 1994, they had so ...
Metal Injection3d
TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY Thinks Everyone Should Try 9-String Guitars: "It's So Much Fun To Play"
Rock and metal are known for pushing boundaries, often embracing the outrageous and experimental. From the teased-out hair of ...
Global News4d
Ongoing History Daily: The olden days of bass, part 1
Practically all of the exponents of the tuba double in string bass, so the only inconvenience resulting from the switch will ...
NUVO5d
Castalian String Quartet's distinctive personality captivates at Ensemble Music Society
Castalian String Quartet players Sini Simonen [violin], Daniel Roberts [violin], Natalie Loughran [viola], and Steffan Morris ...
omanobserver6d
Cristina Branco: Redefining the boundaries of fado
Fado – the traditional Portuguese singing style – defies definition; it is purely and uniquely fado. So it was a huge ...
Kolkata’s bands and the city’s musicians — then and now
A former rock musician turned music hobbyist relives changes Kolkata musicians have undergone in form and feature while ...
Sedona Red Rock News13d
The unexpected and unbearable lightness of a double bass
Moshe Bukshpan and the Red Rocks Music Festival are again to be congratulated on securing a striking lineup of artists for ...
PBS22d
Phil Lesh, influential bassist and Grateful Dead founding member, dies at 84
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar ... a cheap four-string instrument his ...
Yahoo23d
Fender Japan doubles down on its newfound affinity for sandblasting by putting an irresistible spin on its black-out Hybrid II models
Earlier this year, Fender Japan began experimenting on its Hybrid II electric guitars and bass guitars with new ... achieved through blasting sand at the instruments’ bodies at high speeds ...
Niagara Gazette23d
Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies at 84
LOS ANGELES — Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar ... a cheap four-string instrument his girlfriend ...
Far Out Magazine25d
What was the first-ever electric musical instrument?
According to the website 120 Years of Electronic Music, “The Clavecin Électrique was not a stringed instrument but a carillon type keyboard instrument using a static electrical charge.” Even this ...