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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Out Now: Instruments of the World

An essential guide to the globe's most incredible instruments

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Have you ever wanted to know the history of the oud, how the accordion came to be or why the zither is just so damn popular? Instruments of the World is your guide to the most sublime instruments that the world has to offer, and the musicians that play them.

From balafon to bagpipesitar to cymbalomkora to kanteleInstruments of the World offers in-depth guides to astonishing instruments, interviews with devoted musicians and essential albums to hear these instruments at their best.

Featuring Wu Man, Stella Chiweshe, Kathryn Tickell, Antonis Antoniou, Sauljaljui, Hannah James, Son Rompe Pera and instruments including the djembe, saz, duduk, mbira, Portuguese guitar, rubab, banjo, Hardanger fiddle, gamelan, Native American flute, gimbri, talking drum, kamancha and many more.

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