Almost anything can be a musical instrument. A horse’s jawbone? A couple of rocks, a stick, and some string? An armadillo shell? A box with a constantly buzzing antenna sticking out of it? Something ...

Experience Pahela Baishakh by reviving traditional Bengali instruments like the harmonium and tabla. Despite economic ...

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Sound Check is the Globe’s weekly guide to concerts, tunes, and trends rooted in Boston and beyond. This column covers March 20-26. Fast forward to this past weekend, when the singer and ...

While Greenwich Village provided the kind of bohemian culture and vibe that served as the perfect atmosphere for protest music in the early ‘60s, Gerde’s Folk City proved to be ground zero for that ...

Norwegian poet Wera Saether founded 'Mayer Tori' to preserve authentic Bengali folk traditions by teaching children traditional music.