Namazbek Uraliev (left) and Sylvian Roy find a common language Artists trying to preserve Europe's ancient music traditions have gathered at the St. Chartier Festival in central France for the past 30 ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DIRECTOR OF THE YEMENI HOUSE FOR MUSIC AND ARTS, FUAD AL-SHARJABI, SAYING:"The project is called 'Back to Surface' and is divided into two parts. The first part is to ...

Music is universal across all civilisations, both ancient and modern, and stands as one of the great joys of life. Another joy is that many of the oldest songs and instruments can be played hundreds, ...