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'More than cheesecake' — humanity's shared musical history

'More than cheesecake' — humanity's shared musical history

Like tracing the cultural history of breathing or love, it's difficult to pinpoint exactly when, how or why humans started making music. But composer and broadcaster Andrew Ford has uncovered the story of music, from pre-historic times to now

Conversations · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

August 12, 202450m 24s

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Like tracing the cultural history of breathing or love, it's difficult to pinpoint exactly when, how or why humans started making music. But composer and broadcaster Andrew Ford has uncovered the story of music, from pre-historic times to now

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