POWELL — At Northwest College, a roughly 100-year-old musical instrument sits in Assistant Professor of Music Zach Paris’ office.

During their frequent browsing trips to the vintage shop Millennium, the couple found a rare Japanese Xylophone and a tuba. The xylophone was straightforward enough for Shawn and Abbey, but Seth ...

You’re inevitably familiar with the xylophone. In Western culture, it’s a staple in children’s music classes — a toy ostensibly anyone can play. But for the Lobi tribe of northern Ghana ...