In cultures around the world, instruments have brought music and joy to rituals, ceremonies and everyday life. But in the forests of central Mexico, a single note from an Aztec whistle didn’t always ...

Thousands of years ago, somewhere on the warm seacoasts of the North American continent, an Indian picked up a sea snail’s shell, blew a tentative toot. He had a horn. Perhaps he did not catch on at ...

When the Aztecs dominated central Mexico, a blood-curdling sound like a human scream played through a small whistle. Luis Aceves via Unsplash In cultures around the world, instruments have brought ...