Welcome to the CWM’s World Music Instruments page. Here you will find short articles about the wide variety of musical instruments encountered in our concerts and used in our unique World Music in the Schools program.
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Lance Nelson2024-05-09 14:11:402024-05-10 07:30:27Instruments of the Central Javanese Gamelan: Rebab
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Lance Nelson2024-02-21 09:40:412024-12-12 10:48:20Rhymes with Chillin’ : The Irish Uilleann Pipes
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Lance Nelson2023-12-28 16:29:382024-05-31 10:31:15The Indonesian Angklung: From Village Ritual to Soft Power Diplomacy
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Lance Nelson2023-08-29 20:59:412023-09-03 13:42:05The Persian Tar
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Lance Nelson2023-01-04 17:29:562024-05-09 17:43:45Instruments of the Central Javanese Gamelan: Peking
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Lance Nelson2022-08-03 07:53:502024-05-11 09:41:39Instruments of the Central Javanese Gamelan: Introduction
Eustaquio Santimano, Ðàn Tranh, CC BY 2.0
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Monica Emery2021-09-16 17:05:312023-07-23 13:24:42The Dan Trahn and Vietnamese History
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Monica Emery2021-09-01 13:24:142023-08-28 15:46:47The Maguindanaoan Kulintang of the Southern Philippines
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Monica Emery2021-01-31 21:41:572023-07-23 13:24:41The Voice in South Indian Classical Music
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Monica Emery2021-01-29 13:17:362023-07-23 13:24:40The Huastecan Violin Style of Northwestern Mexico
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Monica Emery2017-10-04 20:29:332023-01-18 16:54:42The Finnish Kantele: A Soulful and Humble Instrument
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Monica Emery2017-02-22 14:34:042023-01-18 16:55:15The Bodhrán: Ancient Sound of Irish Percussion
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Monica Emery2017-01-27 16:54:552023-01-18 16:55:47The Didjeridu of Australia
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Monica Emery2016-11-30 11:39:252023-01-18 16:56:06The Southeast Asian Jakhee
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Monica Emery2016-05-02 15:57:402023-01-18 17:08:37The Hardanger Fiddle of Norway
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Monica Emery2016-03-21 11:43:122023-01-18 20:55:53The Jarana Jarocha of Veracruz
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Monica Emery2016-02-29 20:51:132023-01-18 20:56:15The Tin Whistle: Ancient, Simple, Accessible, and Grand
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Monica Emery2016-02-01 16:16:312023-01-18 20:56:29The Brazilian Tamborim
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Monica Emery2016-01-04 20:08:042023-01-18 21:10:10The Lao Khaen
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Monica Emery2015-09-21 16:21:522024-12-01 17:49:51The Swedish Säckpipa
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Monica Emery2015-07-22 15:32:212023-01-18 21:11:09The Banjer, aka the Banjo
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Monica Emery2015-06-23 09:05:292023-01-18 21:11:48The Berimbau: A Brazilian Musical Bow
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Lance Nelson2015-06-01 21:37:062023-07-23 13:22:14The Setar: Supreme in Persian Classical Music
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Lance Nelson2015-04-20 10:38:552023-01-19 08:55:00The Karimba Mbira of Zimbabwe
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Lance Nelson2015-03-17 15:19:232023-01-19 08:55:33The Tabla: Paired Drum of South Asia
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Lance Nelson2015-02-04 19:49:092023-01-19 08:56:32The Agogô: Yoruban “Double Bell”