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Ancient musical instruments from western Mexico
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Nahua villagers playing an Aztec drum: appeal for information
Ancient Mexican sounds archive
Music, Song and Dance among the Aztecs - a short introduction
Music and the laws of Nezahualcoyotl Click the flag for a Spanish translation
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Stringed Instruments?
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Aztec Song
Oscar Wilde and Aztec music
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Occasionally even experts make mistakes!
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Brighton Early Music Festival 2006
Aztec War Drum Video
The conch trumpet
The ‘death whistle’
‘Death whistle’: cremated example (re)discovered
Appeal to the Mexican President Click the flag for a Spanish translation
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Forerunners of recorded music from ancient Mexico
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