The Chinese zither, called guqin, has existed for over 3,000 years and represents China's foremost solo musical instrument tradition. Described in early literary sources and corroborated by ...

The qanun is a traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument. It has a long history, possibly descended from the ancient Egyptian harp, and is related to the psaltery, dulcimer and zither.

The Radif of Iranian music is the traditional ... performed on a variety of instruments with different performance techniques including the long- necked lutes ''t?r'' and ''set?r,'' as well as the ...

Kim Sora plays the traditional hourglass-shaped drum janggu and other percussion instruments, while Lim Jihye is a gayageum (12-string plucked zither) player and composer ... and venues such as Babel ...