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The Oldest Musical Instruments Ever Discovered
The Divje Babe flute carved from a bear bone is 40,000 years old, made by Neanderthals. Ancient drums from 6000 BC were found in China. The ...
Musical Instruments That Were BannedThe bagpipes were banned in Scotland after the 1745 Jacobite uprising, classified as instruments of war. The Soviet Union banned the electri...
The Weirdest Musical Instruments Ever InventedThe Vegetable Orchestra plays instruments made from fresh carrots and peppers. The Zeusaphone uses actual Tesla coils to play music. The Gre...
How Electronic Instruments Revolutionized MusicRobert Moog made synthesizers portable in 1964. The Roland 808 drum machine created hip-hop and house music. The Fairlight CMI sampler trans...
Traditional Instruments on the Verge of ExtinctionThe nyckelharpa had fewer than 20 players in the 1960s before a revival. The Hardanger fiddle tradition nearly died with rural depopulation....