Stan Alcorn Wrote About Ancient Instruments

by | July 6, 2026

For Audubon Magazine, Stan Alcorn profiled “Argentine nü-metal drummer turned “archaeo-ornithologist” Esteban Valdivia, his bold theory about the true purpose of ancient American instruments, and the questions it raises about the origins of music and the knowability of the past. With stunning photos from Colombian photographer Jaír Coll.”

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