Скачать или смотреть Discover Earth's Oldest Instrument - The Neanderthal Flute in Slovenia’s Divje Babe Cave

In 2022, World Maestro Colin O'Donohoe traveled to Slovenia to trace the breath of music back over 50,000 years. What he found was not an artifact, but a living echo: the Neanderthal bone flute, carved from cave bear bone and discovered in Divje Babe Cave near Cerkno. It remains the oldest known musical instrument on Earth.
This video follows Colin’s journey into the cave itself, guided by the brilliant and warm-hearted Urska, whose insight and spirit illuminate every step. Inside, Mali Sodnik—a bat sleeping on the cave ceiling—becomes a quiet witness to the unfolding story. From the depths of Divje Babe to the vibrant streets of downtown Ljubljana, Colin weaves together ancient resonance and modern soul.
The footage, nearly lost to time like the flute itself, has been revived through Dream CPR, Colin’s creative restoration initiative. It reignited his passion for the instrument and his mission to share it with the world. This is not a travelogue. It is a call to artists, composers, and seekers: to embrace the sound of the Neanderthal flute and carry it into the music of the 21st century.
Experience the symbolic bridge between Neanderthals and modern humanity, and Slovenia’s cultural and geographic resonance. This is a story of rediscovery—of breath as language, of bone as memory, and of music as the oldest form of empathy, imagination, and immortality.