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Africa

Senegal has a rich history of traditional music – how it lives on in modern music

          By Brett D. Molter, Biola University     Senegal has a rich history of traditional music – and this lives on as it influences the west African country’s modern music today. As a cultural researcher, I set out to explore the social and cultural significance of both traditional and modern music in Senegal. I was able to interview 20 musicians, a mix of traditional and […]

todayJune 19, 2024 6

Opinion Pieces

3D scanning: we recreated a sacred South African site in a way that captures its spirit

A 3D rendering of Ga-Mohana Hill in South Africa, a sacred and important heritage site. Stephen Wessels, CC BY-NC-ND Stephen Wessels, University of Cape Town; Benjamin Schoville, The University of Queensland; Jayne Wilkins, Griffith University, and Sechaba Maape, University of the Witwatersrand These days, if you want to visit remarkable archaeological sites such as Great Zimbabwe or Petra in Jordan you don’t even need to leave your house. 3D scanning […]

todayJanuary 17, 2024 10

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