Beatrice Cale
Two traits that all humans share, no matter where on earth they live, are language and music. We are all equals in that regard and it can be stated, as a matter of fact, that music is universal.
By learning a folk tune from the most remote corner of the world and singing the words and music, you are given access into that world, a world you may never have known otherwise.
Today, orbiting 10 billion miles from earth, the Voyager space probe contains a most precious cargo hurtling through the universe, a 90-minute mixtape of music from every part of the globe. It includes such music as Mozart, Peruvian panpipes, Bulgarian chants and Indian raga vocals, amongst many other recordings. If extraterrestrials want to get to know us earthlings, it will be through our music.
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