What instruments sound mysterious?

I would say the sitar is very mysterious with its nearly human tones. The gamelon gong orchestras of Indonesia are strangely complex and hypnotic. read more

Aboriginal peoples of northern Australia developed this strange wind instrument over 1,500 years ago. Called by many names by various tribes, and still in use to this day, the didgeridoo is a long, wooden, pipe-like horn created by hollowing out a dead wooden limb and coated on one end with wax. read more

Literally meaning “fire sound,” a pyrophone is a musical instrument that features a series of pipes like an organ or calliop and creates sound by applying combustion to the pipes through gasoline. read more

Meet some of the funkiest instruments ever to squeak, honk, buzz, hum, or bray. The world is full of strange musicians, but even weirder are some of the axes they wield. Meet some of the funkiest instruments ever to squeak, honk, buzz, hum, or bray. read more