Nigeria's musical surrogates, with Dr. Samuel Akinbo

27/07/2025 33 min Temporada 1 Episodio 4
Nigeria's musical surrogates, with Dr. Samuel Akinbo

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After a long hiatus, we're back! Here I talk with Dr. Samuel Akinbo of the University of Toronto about a survey we've launched to catalog the diversity of musical surrogate languages found in Nigeria. But we also talk about his journey, how his childhood in Nigeria has shaped his research trajectory, and what it means to do Indigenous science.