A new book details the fruitful creative partnership between the singer and poet that helped shape Simone’s sound.
Articles on Songs
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A new collection of 80-year-old songs, passed around Holocaust survivors, emerged from a discovery in a Sydney closet.
Males aren’t the only angry birds defending their territory. A clever test finds which songbirds step up to fight off intruders and the role monogamy plays.
Over 100 years after Pō Atarau was popularised, it’s on the soundtrack of Ryan Gosling’s blockbuster Project Hail Mary. But who was the remarkable woman behind it?
Modern science is increasingly validating what many traditions have long held: Singing and chanting can have profound health benefits.
Here’s what happens in your brain when you can’t get a tune out of your head.
Listening to bird songs and calls can help identify species and connect with the sounds of nature. An ornithologist provides tips and tricks to bird by ear.
Leopard seals in Antarctica live solitary lives. But the simple patterns of their underwater song, akin to nursery rhymes, bring mates from across the seas.
Taylor Swift is one of the most well-known celebrities today, but her fame obscures analysis of her musicianship.
Today, millions of musicians record and splice tracks from their bedrooms, closets and garages. Half a century ago, the funk pioneer revolutionized home recording.
Spotify Wrapped leverages personalization and gamification to bolster user loyalty.
Timbre is the colour of sound, and at this time of year, it is part of the colour of Christmas.
The psychotropic allure of the ayahuasca plant for hundreds of thousands of non-Indigenous consciousness seekers is raising many concerns.
A historian of astronomy writes about the role of astronomical events in Indigenous cultures − and also the exploitation of their sacred traditions in present times.
For Brits, ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ evokes nostalgia for a vanished, golden age. But Americans experience it as a stirring sendoff into a hopeful future.
Lots of factors can influence your music taste, from your age and where you’re from to the personality traits you have.
Researchers have found that music with a fast tempo, written in the major mode evokes a sense of happiness.
The secular carol doesn’t mention Jesus, angels or wise men, while reminding listeners of what makes them not just American, but human.
Music creates powerful memories and emotional connections in our brains.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author is just one of many artists from Appalachia who are probing the crisis in their work, while taking pains to ensure that it doesn’t define the region and its people.
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Professor of Music Psychology, Durham University
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Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University
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Professor of Sociology and Secular Studies, Pitzer College
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Associate Professor, Emerson College
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English Language Instructor, University of Cyprus, and PhD Graduate, Charles Sturt University
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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor of Education, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor of Music Education, Auburn University
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Professor, Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University
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PhD Candidate in 19th Century British Literature, University of Washington
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Director, Executive Leadership Academy, University of California, Berkeley
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Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
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PhD Candidate, Law, Western University
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Professor of American Studies and English, Middlebury College
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Lecturer, Performing Arts Department, Faculty Affiliate, Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis