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Afro-Tech: Stories of Synths in African Music

Afropop Worldwide by Afropop Worldwide

Jul 4, 202600:59:04Health

Technology is one of the great drivers of musical change, and often one of its least understood. In this episode, we explore the synthesizer, looking closely at the history of this ubiquitous (and often debated) piece of...

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Afro-Tech: Stories of Synths in African Music is an episode from Afropop Worldwide by Afropop Worldwide. Technology is one of the great drivers of musical change, and often one of its least understood. In this episode, we explore the synthe...

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