The qanun is a traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument. It has a long history, possibly descended from the ancient Egyptian harp, and is related to the psaltery, dulcimer and zither. My qanun ...

YEREVAN, MAY 30, ARMENPRESS: The world’s first musical instrument bass qanun was created in Armenia. This was announced today by the musician Ara Gevorgyan during the meeting with the journalists. The ...

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 17, ARMENPRESS. The first “bass qanun” musical instrument in the world authored by honorary artist of the Republic of Armenia Ara Gevorgyan and to which much attention has been ...

Many of us have listened to the mesmerising sound of the santoor, an instrument made famous by the late Shiv Kumar Sharma Many of us have listened to the mesmerising sound of the santoor, an ...

As Marianna Gevorgyan moves her fingers gently over the many closely arranged strings, she nudges them gently with minute, graceful plucks. Behind her, the wind rustles through a bamboo grove, ...

“My father is a classical violinist, and my mother paints,” says Moroccan-born Hicham Chami. “They live for music. And they wanted their children to have a broad, cultivated upbringing.” But violin or ...

BEFORE the technological revolution, the means of communication, especially between countries, depended on telegrams and reports of embassies and diplomats, and what the eyes and ears of other ...

Orchestrated fountain shows will be debuted at music festival ‘RELM FEST’ in October The artists who are part of RELM are Emirati singer and songwriter Abri; Palestinian singer and songwriter, Noel ...

Syrian musician Maya Youssef fell in love with the qanun, a traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument as a child and it’s been by her side ever since. Show more Syrian musician Maya Youssef is in ...