I have written earlier about the interestings origins of musical instruments. In one post I traced the evolution of the Brazilianberimbau from pygmy hunter’s bow in the African rainforest to Angola, ...

Welcome to Paolo Russo’s unique music universe: a journey across Italian flavours, classical tones, Nordic landscapes, free improvisations, with a distant echo of Argentinean tango. Born in Pescara ...

An engaging, warm-hearted look at tango music as enjoyed by everyday Argentineans, Alejandro Saderman's feelgood "The Last Bandoneon" teems with good music, stories and people. Pic deserves fest ...

Dino Saluzzi is everyone’s favorite bandoneon player. His combination of extraordinary virtuosity and passionate expressiveness on the difficult-to-play Argentine button accordion have made him a ...

Koji Hirata encountered the bandoneon, a type of concertina, at the young age of 13. While it's common for a teenager to take up a musical instrument, Hirata showed an unusually high level of ...

Damián Guttlein is the only person in the world who can tune by ear the bandoneon, a unique instrument that powers the perfectly imperfect sound of tango music. A bandoneon, a type of concertina, is ...

When he was 12, Julien Labro realized music could evoke a deep emotional response. The Frenchman was three years deep into playing the accordion, after seeing it on TV and falling in love with its ...

The bandoneon, known as the tango accordion, is quite a loud instrument to practice within the confines of an apartment, and could possibly lead to some neighborly disputes. [HLB] enjoyed playing his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Music Director Alastair Willis conducts the South Bend Symphony Orchestra during a 2024-25 season concert. SOUTH BEND — Under the ...

Think of Italy, and you think of food, wine, cheese, and football. For Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi, music is added to the list. Growing up in Atessa, in Southeastern Italy, it was part of the family.