Happy Western Music Sounds Happy All Around the World

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By Eliza Strickland
Mar 24, 2009 12:23 AMNov 5, 2019 5:28 AM
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Isolated people living in the remote mountains of Cameroon have provided evidence that emotions expressed in Western music are universally recognizable, researchers say. In a new study, researchers found that members of the Mafa tribe could pick out happy, sad, and fearful tunes, despite having no exposure to Western music.

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