Musicians, Fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria, Copacabana, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, South America

The hsaing waing, a traditional Burmese folk musical ensemble, Pyin U Lwin (Maymyo), Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The hsaing waing, a traditional Burmese folk musical ensemble, Festival of Ko Myo Shin, one of the most important nats (spirits) of the national pantheon, Pyin U Lwin (Maymyo), Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

A cymbal bubble snail (Haminoea cymbalum), Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

Garlanded men with cymbals in religious procession going to the temple at Holi festival, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Joranda monk at dusk, wearing orange cloth, sounding a cymbal as preparation for ritual evening prayer, Joranda, Orissa, India, Asia

Shaman in altered state of consciousness with Shamanic drummer and cymbal, performing problem-solving ritual in Hindu temple, Kurkuri, Odisha, India, Asia

Hindu scripture with cymbals, Bhaktapur, Nepal

A Pilgrim reads his Hindu scripture. Bhaktapur, Nepal

Cymbal player, gilded lead sculpture, Orangerie parterre, Schloss Weilburg Castle, Weilburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Cymbal player, gilded lead sculpture, Orangerie parterre, Schloss Weilburg Castle, Weilburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Brazilian samba performance with musician playing tambourine in the streets of Pelourinho, city of Salvador, Bahia, Brasil

Imaginative costumes at the carnival, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Mid section view of a person playing cymbals, Bali, Indonesia

Man adjusting drum set in music studio