How pre-colonial sounds inform modern music
Lee Watkins |
TEDxJohannesburgSalon
• October 2022
Lee poses fascinating questions in this compelling talk about what we might learn by excavating pre-colonial sounds: Can we draw parallels between the history of sound and palaeontology? What do pre-colonial cultural expressions tell us about the lives of our ancestors – did they know how to have a good time? To what extent have their sound artefacts impacted the shapes and forms of contemporary music and performance?