It was in the early 1980s, on reading the study The Maltese Zaqq by J.K. Partridge and Frank Jeal (Galpin’s Society’s Journal, vol. 30, 1977, pp. 112-144), that I decided to see for myself why the ...

Pipe major Edmond Jackson became hooked on the haunting sound of the bagpipes as a teenager. He now plays the rare local version of the instrument, which he constructs himself, in a Maltese ...

It was probably the first ever Maltese band that performed on Indian soil. And the opportunity was seized by the five Maltese men to give a glimpse of their culture that Maltese people have begun ...

The picturesque parish square in the agricultural village of Mġarr will be hosting Festa Frawli (Strawberry Fair) once again today. Now in its 12th edition, this event is a much-awaited fixture in the ...

Maltese composer and musician Ruben Zahra and accordionist Andrew Micallef are among the first participants in the world to interact with a musical composition, harmony, specially commissioned by ...

The Maltese band Wallace Pipes and Drums was invited to take part in the celebrations for Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee with a performance in Scotland. The performance was part of Pipefest, a ...