Kouxian, or ancient jaw harp, is the earliest string instrument that has been found in China. By placing kouxian between the lips and tapping it with the fingers, the instrument can produce sounds, ...

If Minneapolis musician Charlie Maguire needed any help during his performance Tuesday evening in Austin, there were a few up-and-comers who would be waiting in the wings to back him up. Before his ...

Unlike the traditional kouxian performing style, Ma usually hits the jaw harp faster, which results in a louder reverberation of sounds produced by mouth. In 2022, Ma received a master award, during ...

An Yuge, inheritor of the kouxian music played by ethnic Hui people An says her mother first saw kouxian in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in the 1950s. Nowadays, women still use the ...