I approached this task by listening to the golden record songs individually. I printed out the list of songs and listened to each, then jotted beside the song “YES”, “NO”, “YES/MAYBE”, and “NO/MAYBE”. The initial list broke down as follows:

1. 1. From the 7 yes/maybe songs I tried to again select my favorites, although I did find that I was leaning towards choosing songs that were different in style from what I have already selected.   I wanted to approach the task through my own taste/preference, as an experiment to see how westernized my ear is. I think the “through thread” in what I chose is songs that include choral and percussive elements,

   with a slight over-representation of American music. 

1. Senegal, percussion, recorded by Charles Duvelle. 2:08
2. Zaire, Pygmy girls’ initiation song, recorded by Colin Turnbull. 0:56
3. Australia, Aborigine songs, “Morning Star” and “Devil Bird,” recorded by Sandra LeBrun Holmes. 1:26
4. “Johnny B. Goode,” written and performed by Chuck Berry. 2:38
5. Georgian S.S.R., chorus, “Tchakrulo,” collected by Radio Moscow. 2:18
6. “Melancholy Blues,” performed by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven. 3:05
7. Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, Sacrificial Dance, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky, conductor. 4:35
8. Solomon Islands, panpipes, collected by the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Service. 1:12
9. Peru, wedding song, recorded by John Cohen. 0:38
10. China, ch’in, “Flowing Streams,” performed by Kuan P’ing-hu. 7:37