Discover 25 bizarre and unique musical instruments that defy convention. From glass armonicas to water organs, explore ...

No score yet, be the first to add. The guitarist reimagines traditional songs from places the United States has been in conflict with during her lifetime, steeping her stunning interpretations in ...

In the history of aerial combat, the MiG-21 commands an illustrious history that falls in the same legacy pages as the ubiquitous AK-47 rifles. Introduced back in 1955, the MiG-21 was known for its ...

From the start, the Russian invasion of Ukraine instantly went beyond the level of subregional clashes to a restructuring of relations among the major world powers—the United States, the EU, Russia, ...

There is a romantic charm to all folk art, the term applied to traditionally made art and craft that speaks of folklore and legends and lost ways of life, but the emotional pull seems particularly ...

A balalaika is a triangle-shaped string instrument with a fretted neck, hollow body and three strings. Two of them are tuned to the same note and the third is tuned a perfect fourth higher. "Children ...

This instrument, most probably, originated from the words “to talk”, “to babble”. Musicians would play the balalaika and “babble” some folk lyrics - it was a rather popular leisure among peasants. At ...

Throughout the Cold War era, the triangular relationship formed between the United States, China, and Russia was central to forming modern global order. Today’s geopolitical and economic challenges ...

Joel and Ethan Coen are two of the most celebrated filmmakers in America. It’s hard to think of a set of current auteurs with a better body of work (if you’re willing to look past Intolerable Cruelty ...

In the early 90s, John Zorn surprised a lot of people, and considering that he was a composer known for ... Furthermore, prior to a curious 1992 Naked City track on the Radio LP, he'd never really ...