Fractals in Africanist Music
Claudio G\'omez-Gonz\'ales, Sidhanth Raman, Siddharth Viswanath and, Jesse Wolfson
TL;DR
This paper explores the presence of fractal patterns in African and African diasporic music, linking cultural hypotheses with mathematical structures to deepen understanding of their cultural significance.
Contribution
It introduces an analysis of fractal structures in African music, connecting cultural theories with mathematical fractal concepts for the first time.
Findings
Identification of fractal patterns in African music
Linking fractals to cultural symbolism
Supporting hypotheses of Reggie Wilson
Abstract
We investigate fractal structures in African and African diasporic music, building on hypotheses of choreographer Reggie Wilson and research on fractals in African material culture by Ron Eglash.
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Taxonomy
TopicsMusic and Audio Processing · Music Technology and Sound Studies