A fascinating journey through the world s musical cultures.

Every culture on Earth has music. Every culture that s ever existed has had it, but we don t exactly know why. Music is not like food, shelter, or having opposable thumbs. We don t need it to live, and yet we can t seem to live without it. Glenn Dixon travels the globe exploring how and why people make music.From a tour of Bob Marley s house to sitar lessons in India, he experiences music around the world and infuses the stories with the latest in brain research, genetics, and evolutionary psychology. Why does music...