The marimba has an interesting history in which, oddly enough, Pennsylvania plays a major role. It is one of the oldest of musical instruments. There are records that the marimba existed in a much ...

Today's Google Doodle celebrates steelpan music, and specifically the steelpan instrument. The percussion instrument was created by Trinbagonians (people from the Caribbean island country of Trinidad ...

A total of nine samba musical instruments, including the pandeiro (a type of hand frame drum), tam-tam (a percussion instrument, often referred to as a gong), cuíca (a type of friction drum), and ...