Wildlife
Bird melodies create the sweetest songs: you need to hear this
Artist Jean-Michel Maujean accompanies birdsong to create beautiful music.
Tag: music
History & Culture
Most memorable music videos filmed in Australia
Australia’s cities and landscapes have provided the backdrop for many iconic music videos. Here’s our pick of the best.
History & Culture
When Australian Geographic Took The Stage
AG photographer and musician Barry Skipsey composed and performed a song to help celebrate the magazine’s 30 birthday in 2016.
History & Culture
Singing from the heart: Sydney Sings choir
See how music enriches the lives of Sydney Sings Choir members
History & Culture
Gallery: Why we love music
Listening to music – shimmying to it, learning it, playing it and watching it being performed – fires up more centres in your brain than almost any other activity. Music is a marvel and pervades our lives, but why we like it and where it originated puzzles the experts.
History & Culture
An Australian buried at Westminster Abbey
Sixty years ago, Melbourne-born Sir William McKie masterminded music for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
History & Culture
Aussie song has been everywhere, man
Aussie musician Geoff Mack has travelled a long way since writing that iconic Australia ditty.
History & Culture
Jimmy Little: mentor and musician
A decade ago Australian Geographic spoke to Jimmy Little, an icon of 1960s Aussie pop culture.
Science & Environment
The universe and music
Back in the day, Renaissance men were masters of science and art, taking inspiration for their music from space.