Are acoustic features of music and spoken language shared across cultures? Researchers recorded themselves performing traditional music and speaking in their native language. In all 50+ languages, the ...

With a laugh, Cristina Kaminis says she has an identity crisis. In a way, it’s understandable: The New Orleans-based vocalist can sing in seven languages and gracefully passes through a wide range of ...

Yemi Alade added that her desire to “communicate” to her diverse audience was also a factor in her decision to embrace singing in different languages. Nigerian music star Yemi Alade ...

Many Nigerians online have continued to react to the passing of prominent church leader, Reverend Dr Uma Ukpai, who died on ...

Every week, Wiradjuri woman Monique Hill travels two hours to attend rehearsals for a special choir on the New South Wales ...

Myfany Turpin receives funding from the Australian Research Council and is a Council member of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Jodie Kell, Patricia ...

Language and music may share evolutionary functions. Both speech and song have features such as rhythm and pitch. But are similarities and differences between speech and song shared across cultures?