musical instruments

Members of Electric Waste Orchestra perform on their homemade instruments.

Here’s how an old hard drive can become a musical instrument

July 30, 2014Music

Ever wondered what to do with that broken down laptop sitting in your closet? Colten Jackson has an answer: Turn it into a “guitar” and start jamming.Ever wondered what to do with that broken down laptop sitting in your closet? Colten Jackson has an answer: Turn it into a “guitar” and start jamming.

A musician strums the pin, the Cambodian harp, during a rehearsal in Phnom Penh.

Cambodia works to revive an ancient harp, plucked from a temple wall

October 29, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

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