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Music Interviews · Dr Patrick Savage (author of "Comparative musicology", 2026, Oxford U. Press)

Many Voices: A world music podcast

by Dr Patrick Savage (author of "Comparative musicology", 2026, Oxford U. Press)

Some call music “the universal language”. But how many songs do you know in one of the world’s 6,000+ languages besides English? Every week, Dr Patrick Savage asks a guest who speaks one of those languages to share six songs from their own culture: old and new; happy and sad; music that makes you want to dance and want to sing. He also asks their thoughts on the science behind the world’s musical diversity. By understanding the diverse meanings and power of music around the world, we learn that music may not be a universal language, but it can bring us together when words fail.

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#9: Croatian and Slovenian songs with Prof Svanibor Pettan (ICTMD President, 2021-2025)

Kia ora! こんにちは! Hello and welcome to Many Voices: A world music podcast. Some call music “the universal language” - but how many songs do you know in one of the world’s 6

Nov 1
54 min

#8 [guest hosts Maika & Kazushi Savage]: NZ & US English songs with Dr Patrick Savage

*SPECIAL GUEST EPISODE (Season 1 finale - stay tuned for Season 2 with improved technology starting in a few weeks/months!)* Several future guests had to reschedule thei

Jul 2
30 min

#7: Italian music with Prof Andrea Ravignani (Sapienza University Rome)

Kia ora, こんにちは, hello and welcome to Many Voices: A world music podcast. Some call music “the universal language” - but how many songs do you know in one of the world’s 6

Jun 18
34 min

#6 Indigenous Guaraní music from Brazil with Brenda Suyanne Barbosa

For today’s episode of “Many Voices”, I was delighted to welcome our guest, Brenda Suyanne Barbosa, to teach us about the Guaraní music of her culture. Born in Brazil, Br

Jun 11
31 min

#5 Hebrew music from Israel with Dr Nori Jacoby (Cornell University)

For today’s episode of “Many Voices”, I was delighted to get to chat in person with Dr Nori Jacoby (https://norijacoby.com) from Cornell University while we were both in

Jun 4
50 min

#4: Japanese music with Dr Gakuto Chiba (national Tsugaru shamisen champion)

For today’s episode of “Many Voices”, I was delighted to welcome our guest, Dr Gakuto Chiba, to teach us about min’yo (folk songs) and other music from Japan. Gakuto had

May 14
21 min

#1: Cantonese songs from Hong Kong with Prof Psyche Loui (President, Soc. Music Perception & Cognition)

For the first episode of “Many Voices: A world music podcast”, I sat down with Society for Music Perception and Cognition President Professor Psyche Loui while we were bo

May 5
29 min

#3: Maasai & Swahili songs from Kenya with Mark Lenini Parselelo (Memorial University)

For today’s episode of Many Voices, I was delighted to welcome our guest, Mark Lenini Parselelo, to tell us about the music of his Maasai community. Born in Kenya, Mark m

Apr 5
22 min

#2: Māori music from Aotearoa New Zealand with Danya Pavlovich (U. Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau)

For today’s episode of “Many Voices”, I was delighted to welcome Danya Pavlovich to teach us about Māori waiata (or songs) from Aotearoa New Zealand. Danya is a PhD candi

Mar 20
40 min

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