An Archival Treasure Rediscovered article by Hank Hehmsoth, published on April 2, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more History ...

Over time, the two instruments developed differently according to their cultural contexts. Over centuries, the sheng became a ...

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The sheng and sho are both traditional East Asian reed instruments that are closely related in terms of their design, sound and cultural history. The sheng is one of the oldest, most important ...

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On his 39th birthday, Leonard Cohen was experiencing a kind of midlife crisis. He was living with his partner and her young son on the Greek island of Hydra. Earlier in the year he had alluded to ...