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Throughout musical history, countless instruments have faced extinction, victims of changing tastes, industrialization, and the passage of time. While some vanished completely, others survived by the ...

As the skirl of a bagpipe filled Mandel Hall Saturday evening, the audience swiveled in their seats toward the back of the auditorium. Piper Scott McCawley strode down the aisle and onto the stage, ...

With a royal history spanning over 1,500 years, the erstwhile kingdom of Tripura has had a long connection with Indian classical music. The kingdom’s ‘Durbar’ (royal court) supported worthy musicians, ...

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