TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Ancient Japanese musical instruments have taken on a new shine after one group decided to make theirs out of glass, instead of traditional wood. Drums and flutes play a major ...

To composers Zach Johnston and Matteo Roberts, music is never an afterthought in storytelling. The duo, collectively known as Pep Magic, is behind the score of Netflix’s new animated series, “Oni: ...

miHoYo has posted a live symphony performance of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and Japan’s top folk musicians playing two pieces from the Genshin Impact Inazuma region. The video sits at around ten ...

Composer Miya Masaoka has started playing the "Laser Koto," a futuristic version of the traditional Japanese stringed instrument, the Koto, that's been around since the 8th century. Masaoka outfitted ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Tonight, the Athens community has the chance to experience a new kind of music: ...

With San Diego Comic-Con upon us once again, cosplayers across the country are putting the finishing touches on their costumes. And while Disney Princess mash-ups, Star Wars characters, and Deadpool ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - A group of traditional Japanese performers stopped at Eau Claire schools as part of their tour around America. The Kato family are experts at taiko drums, huge, traditional ...

Internationally acclaimed composer and performer Shunsuke Kimura will use traditional Japanese and western musical instruments to create haunting melodies that help express imagined landscapes in a ...

Hiroshima created its distinct style 30 years ago by mixing the traditional Japanese instruments with American jazz and Latin percussion instruments. Basking today in a record 3 million album sales, ...

Before those well-dressed forces of nature that comprise Wagakkiband rocked the adoring crowd at SXSW's Des Moines Embassy last week, Chronicle freelancer (and sometimes cover model) Kaci Beeler ...