 When and where did music begin? What functions does music serve in different cultures? What major similarities and differences define the world’s musical traditions? And how did early European music get its start? This program sheds light on those and other questions as it discusses the multiplicity of roles of music in different societies. The program also introduces the distinctive characteristics of music and instruments from sub-Saharan Africa, China, Japan, Indonesia, India, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Mediterranean region. A Discovery Channel Production. (22 minutes)
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