Like most people these days, sound artist Ellen Fullman is sheltering in place. But she has an unusual roommate: a massive installation she calls the Long String Instrument. Filling the ground floor ...

Native to Africa and popularized in America, the banjo has gone through major transformation and evolution, and its history of becoming a mainstream music instrument is quite fascinating.

Although their numbers are few, women luthiers are making their mark and providing skilled work in Israel.

Esraj, which belongs to the category of bowed type of stringed instruments or vitata-vadya of Indian classical music, is fast losing its popularity today. esraj, which belongs to the category of bowed ...

Ellen Fullman is sheltering in place with the 40-string, 45-foot-long droning instrument she created decades ago. The sound artist Ellen Fullman near her home in Berkeley, Calif.Credit...Erin ...