Natalie Surina was drawn to the ancient harps of Ireland. She doesn’t know quite what it was that called her to it. But she knows it was undeniable. “I had already been studying ancient Irish culture ...

A team of engineers at the University of Liverpool has helped reproduce an ancient Iraqi harp -- the Lyre of Ur. Engineers from the University's Lairdside Laser Engineering Centre (LLEC) employed ...

PORT SAID, Egypt — When Mohamed Ghaly's workshop was reduced to rubble in February, he could never imagine that a new cultural centre dedicated to an instrument with Pharaonic roots would thrive just ...

A harp enthusiast is hoping to recreate the first working copy of the famous Harp of Ur, which was vandalised in Iraq's national museum following the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. Andy Lowings, 52, ...

ANDOVER | The girls had just finished jamming to Led Zeppelin's song "Going to California." But Zeppelin fans might have had a hard time recognizing it on a first listen. The song sounds a little ...

AN ANCIENT Jew’s harp belonging to the Huns, dating back around 1,700 years, has been unearthed in Siberia - and it is still capable of making music. The instrument was found at an archeological site ...

Follow the unheard tale about a music instrument. Similar to a harp and made of beechwood with steel strings, is believed to have ancient Egyptian roots. Port Said, Egypt- When Mohamed Ghaly’s ...

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