What if there were a way to create accurate replicas of ancient and historical instruments that could be played and heard?In ...

Talking about the upcoming Mahindra Percussion Festival 2026, he adds, “Percussion itself as a form of expression lies at the heart of music. It has been the heartbeat of music from ancient tribal ...

Mahindra Percussion Festival 2026, organised in assication with The Hindu, returns to Bengaluru with strong beats and diverse ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The standard configuration of the symphony orchestra has remained mostly unchanged for the past century. But innovative artists ...

When musical quartet Sandbox Percussion headed into NPR's headquarters to record their recently-released Tiny Desk Concert, they brought a vibraphone and drum, but also ceramic bowls, metal pipes from ...

The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, created during the Malian Empire by the Mandé people across regions including Senegal, Mali, Guinea, and the Ivory Coast. Picture a goblet ...

In this photo essay, we showcase highlights from annual editions of the Mahindra Percussion Festival, along with performer insights.

Throughout musical history, countless instruments have faced extinction, victims of changing tastes, industrialization, and ...

Sandbox Percussion and American Modern Opera Company brought Dutch minimalist Simeon ten Holt's masterpiece to Berkeley for a ...