Gangbé means 'the sound of metal' and the Gangbé Brass Band are a ten piece brass, percussion and vocal group that formed in the W. African country of Benin in 1994. When the French colonised Benin ...

Some Saturday evening after a Tigers game you might wander into Greektown for a bite to eat and hear the sound of brass band music rising above the bouzouki melodies wafting out of Greek eateries.

The Amana Colonies will host two simultaneous festivals this weekend that revolve around complementary elements: brass bands, beer, and bratwurst, along with side attractions including a wiener dog ...

New Orleans music evocative of early jazz, brass bands, and funk. The Euphoria Brass Band, a New Orleans–jazz outfit, was founded in 2011 by longtime New Orleanians, David Bandrowski (banjo/guitar) ...

William Claiborne, the first American governor of the Louisiana territory, believed New Orleans was ungovernable due to the citizenry's preoccupation with dancing. We're talking pre-jazz here. Later ...

BBC Radio 2 is inviting young brass players to enter its prestigious Young Brass Soloist Competition. The network is looking for brass players under the age of 21, of Grade 8 or equivalent standard, ...

Thousands of people will line the streets for a celebration of brass band music. More than a hundred bands will compete against each other later at 21 venues across towns and villages in Tameside and ...

In the 19th and 20th centuries, nearly every coal mine in the U.K. had a brass band. They were intended to keep workers out of trouble, and were a... Britain's Brass Bands: A Working-Class Tradition ...