The Key to Sustainable Aid in Africa? Perhaps we should follow the music. News
…ere are a lot of folks trying (see here for some of the issues). But it is better to start at the source. An important proxy for the health of a village is a strong, vibrant and young musical troupe… We have now travelled to over 50 villages throughout Kenya and Uganda recording over 7 hours of songs that have been mixed, mastered and posted for all to hear. And while we have not done any scientific investigation of this, our strong view is that t…
The Tribal and Musical Structure of East Africa – Worldmap Research News
…data? When displaying data it’s no secret that people often understand it better when it’s interesting visually; this is why we often use charts and diagrams rather than bodies of text nowadays. Most people’s brains aren’t able to see patterns in data easily, especially when the data set is huge, so representing it in this manner means you can understand it easily. Looking at a map of where an instrument is used makes a lot more sense than lookin…