Hear a Prehistoric Conch Shell Musical Instrument Played for the First Time in 18,000 Years. “The shell may have had more range, and been more comfortable to play, with its mouthpiece, likely made of a hollow bird bone.”
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Funny to see this today as I spent part of the afternoon yesterday reading about how to make conch horns. A few weeks ago, my uncle told me that he plays one every day to work on breath control and I’ve been obsessed with getting one since then.
If you're interested in conch shell music, I highly recommend the album Sanctified Shells by Steve Turre. Here he is live.
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