stackyFACTSDespite being the absolute symbol of heavily plaided highlanders, this incredibly loud wind instrument was actually created miles away in the sweltering deserts of the middle east. It just migrated north over many generations.
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The clicking percussion instruments essential to passionate dance routines were literally just empty sea shells smashed together by bored coastal dwellers.…
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Before massive rock solos required six complex strings, the earliest strumming devices kept things incredibly simple. It was basically a glorified ukulele,…
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