The artifacts represent the earliest-known stringed instruments found in Southeast Asia. A reconstruction of the chordophone, crafted out of deer antler. Photo: Antiquity (2023). DOI: ...

A 2,000-year-old instrument - likely one of the oldest in Southeast Asia - was discovered in Vietnam, researchers say Photo from the journal Antiquity Two antlers sat tucked away in museum storage for ...

Originating nearly 2,500 years ago, the guzheng is a traditional Chinese zither, a stringed instrument featuring up to 21 movable strings and bridges. The ancient instrument was the exact piece ...

A koto is a traditional Japanese 13-stringed instrument similar to a zither, with movable bridges for tuning. Players wear three picks known as tsume on their thumb and first two fingers to pluck the ...

I PLAY TWO STRINGED INSTRUMENTS AND. ONE DRUM. NINE YEAR OLD LILY IS PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT THAT KOREANS HAVE PLAYED SINCE THE SIXTH CENTURY SILLA PERIOD. BUSTLE. APPROXIMATELY 1500 YEARS AGO. LILY HAS ...

Taiko is the most popular Asian instrument in America. There are more than a hundred taiko groups across the country, classes for kids and adult beginners, festivals, newsletters, even online stores.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A professional musician from Center City is helping connect Asian American seniors with their culture. Qin Qian has played the erhu, a two-stringed Chinese violin, for 52 years.