Raised in a family of musicians, Melissa Little Wolf Villalobos was introduced to Native American music by her elders. She first heard the sounds of Native American flautist R. Carols Nakai, of Navajo ...

In Native American legend, a poor, lovestruck young man receives the gift of his life when a woodpecker teaches him to make and play a flute, which in turn swayed the girl of his dreams, a chief’s ...

Syracuse, NY -- Rob Benedict, a member of Turtle Clan of the Mohawk Nation, plays the Native American flute to feel a connection to his ancestry. “When I play it seems to put me in touch with my ...

One of Tanzania’s most endangered possessions isn’t its wildlife; it’s its music. Dozens of musical instruments – and the skill set to play them – are facing extinction in Tanzania, which is why ...

A lively Lizzo performance called attention to historical instruments constructed out of crystal, but crystal isn’t the only odd material for making music. Made for Madison's second inauguration in ...