Study coauthors Latyr Sy (Senegal), Gakuto Chiba (Japan), Neddiel Elcie Muñoz Millalonco (Chile), and Aleksandar Arabadjiev (Macedonia) Photo: Supplied_Auckland University
Singing researchers have been investigating cross-cultural patterns in music and language.
Although music and language are universal, scientists have never compared how they are similar or different around the world.
Now, a global study published in Science Advances has examined the cross-cultural relationships - comparing song, speech, and instrumental music from around the world.
University of Auckland psychologist and musicologist Dr Patrick Savage and psychology Professor Suzanne Purdy talk about the findings.
