Archeologists have discovered what might be the oldest music instrument ever found.  

Almost 100 years ago In an ancient cave in France… they unearthed a large seashell.  Which has been sitting in a rather ho hum French museum ever since.

But archeologists recently took a closer look at this foot long shell… and discovered notches and punctures that could only serve to enhance the sound it makes when you purse your lips and blow into it like a trumpet player.

The best part.  This prehistoric musical instrument still works.  And courtesy of the NY Times…  Here’s a recording of this 17,000 year old  instrument from the Paleolithic era.  This is musicologist Jean Michel Court… is playing the shell...

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The oldest musical instrument ever.  And all I can think    about is the cave man who played it.  Dude must have been a rock star.  Could you imagine… prehistoric people  hearing music for the first time.   Undoubtedly this guy did concerts had cave-women groupies.  And for the first time… as a KSL treat… I’ve used spectral audio analysis and state of the art multitrack regression to join both ends of the historical spectrum for an imaginary duet between this cave man…. and one of our legendary classic rock stars… John Lennon.   Please enjoy.

You’re chuckling… but I suggest this prehistoric hornblower was every bit as popular as the Beatles.  Just 17,000 years ahead of his time.  And he   For 17,000 years… he never tooted his own horn.

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