World Flute Music

I just put up a new World Music Playlist featuring the flute. The music is ethereal, sometimes discordant, and absolutely beautiful. The playlist features music from North America, the Andes region of South America, Japan, India, and the Greater Middle East .

It’s interesting to me how many cultures around the world have embraced this instrument. The flute is ancient, likely because it was easily fashioned from available materials. The oldest example (depending on who you listen to) was found in Slovenia and dates to about 43,000 years ago. This early flute, if that’s what it was, was made by carving holes into the femur fragment of a juvenile cave bear. Well, that’s making good use of available resources.

Mankind has had a lot of years to master the flute, and this Tune Bitez Playlist is definitely worth a listen. If you love the music as much as I think you will, post a comment to tell me what you think.

Tags: Flute, International, music, playlist, World Music

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