Written by guest blogger Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou.  Daria performs multicultural music from around the world. No one really knows what music sounded like in ancient Egypt, but we do know what some of their instruments used during that time looked like. A close look at some of the beautiful hieroglyphics found in the pyramids and in archeological...

Tonight is the full moon festival of Jugoya in Japan.  People view the moon and celebrate the harvest.  Celebrating includes the Green Tea ceremony and listening to people playing the koto. Below you can hear the koto. Jugo-ya displays are created for the festival.  Here is one from Ayako Egawa in Japan… Ayako wrote the following...