James Tappern

James Tappern

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James Tappern was a British army bandsman who gained fame for playing the ancient trumpets of Tutankhamun during a historic 1939 BBC radio broadcast, marking the first time these 3,000-year-old instruments were heard by the modern world.

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United States United States: James Tappern was a British army bandsman who blew into the oldest surviving metal trumpets in existence. 8

CNN: The Egyptian trumpets that lay silent for over 3,000 years