The fact that a lullaby, healing song or dance song from the British Isles or anywhere else in the world has many musical features in common with the same kind of song from hunter-gatherers in Australia or horticulturalists in Africa is remarkable.

Luke Glowacki

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We found something very different, instead of music being primarily shaped by the culture it is from, the social function of the piece of music influences its features much more strongly.