Kirk was born Ronald Theodore Kirk in Columbus, Ohio, but felt compelled by a dream to transpose two letters in his first name to make Roland. In 1970, Kirk added "Rahsaan" to his name. Preferring to ...

A worker takes a trumpet from a temporary storage space at a factory in Caigongzhuang. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY Holding an alto saxophone bearing Metcalf's logo, Liu said: "Our factory uses the best ...

This newly discovered Iron Age instrument may have been played in the Celtic resistance against the Roman Empire ...

Near the lush fields of his village in Sudan's southern Blue Nile state, Youssef Ismail has crafted a traditional horn-like instrument used for generations to usher in the harvest season. "We make new ...

Known as a carnyx, the instrument is only the third of its kind to be found in Britain. It was discovered in the territory of ...

The UK’s brass band tradition might go back further than we thought... Archaeologists have discovered one of Britain’s rarest ancient instruments: an Iron Age carnyx, a bronze battle trumpet once used ...

Bronze instrument or carnyx dug up in Norfolk in area inhabited by Celtic tribe led by warrior who fought Romans An “extraordinary” iron age war trumpet that may have links to the Celtic tribe led by ...

"We make new wazza instruments every year," Ismail, in his 70s, told AFP about the wooden wind instrument that is often longer than a grown man. "We learned this craft from our parents." He assembled ...

Jace Long, a Lafayette High School student who lives in High Ridge, performed as a member of the Bands of America Honor Band ...

In 1922, the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in Egypt by an expedition led by the archaeologist Howard Carter. The discoveries made in uncovering the largely untouched tomb provided a wealth of ...