Musical innovation and uniqueness is what tends to set great artists apart from their contemporaries. Especially when it comes to the use of creative, unorthodox, or perhaps odd, instruments.

Bitch, devil’s fiddle, some traditional Polish folk instruments may have brow-raising names, but all of them have a unique and fascinating sound which lends Polish folk its inimitable cachet. Ligawka ...

Wood is a common material in many Chinese musical instruments, but relatively few are classified as wooden under the system that assigns instruments to one of eight categories, the bayin.

For the aficionado, these documents offer a little extra insight into the DNA of each unique musical instrument. Choir and Organ senior producer, Chris Taylor, in the studio Every organ is unique.

Be it the energetic beats of Rajasthan, the soulful tunes of Bengal, or the devotional songs of Maharashtra, folk music brings people together. And here we mention 6 unique instruments used in ...

Do you know your didgeridoo from your didgeri-don't? Your stylophone from your styloph-oh-no? In honour of BBC Music Day, have a listen and try to figure out what's making this music ...

Batu Emang, who was the winner of the 2014 Kuala Lumpur Baram Sape Master, said that in the past, the Orang Ulu viewed the sape as an unusual musical instrument linked to healing.