Since ancient times, rituals using various musical instruments have been performed around the world, but the Aztec flute, which imitates a skull, has a tone that stands out from the rest. In an ...

AZTEC — As a child, Marlon Magdalena saw a variety of instruments used in traditional ceremonies at Jemez Pueblo, but it wasn't until he started working at the Jemez Historic Site that he began to ...

As the rhythm of the drum begins and the hum of shell instruments blends with the whistle of the Aztec flute, Aztec dancers appeal to the spirit world to join them in dancing in a holy circle amid the ...