The 4 Best When Music Speaks Podcast Episodes
1) Nigeria's musical surrogates, with Dr. Samuel Akinbo
After a long hiatus, we're back! Here I talk with Dr. Samuel Akinbo of the University of Toronto about a survey we've launched to catalog the diversity of musical surrogate languages found in Nigeria....Show More
2) The Igbo oja past and future, with Gerald Eze
In our first ever interview on When Music Speaks, I talk with friend and collaborator Gerald Eze. Gerald is a master of the oja, a wind-blown Igbo instrument from Nigeria, whose poetry can praise, war...Show More
3) Around the world in five traditions
Just what kinds of musical surrogate languages are out there? What instruments are used? And what are people even saying? In this episode, I take you around the world in five traditions: Bora slit lo...Show More
4) Welcome and introduction
Welcome to When Music Speaks! This short episode introduces the topic of the podcast---musical surrogate languages---and gives you a taste of what you can expect from the podcast.