From Bioacoustics to Music: Art & Science of Whale Song

Humpback whale songs are among the most striking examples of animal culture. They are long and have a complex hierarchical structure. Only male humpbacks sing, and the songs constantly evolve, but at any given time all males in the same population sing the same version of the song. How do they learn their songs and why do these songs evolve?

Canticum Megapterae – Song of the Humpback Whale is an award-winning electronic music album made through collaboration with artists from all over the world. Canticum Megapterae II – The Evolution is continuing the story of the first album and diving deeper into the research about whale song culture by drawing parallels with the evolution of music.

Sara Niksic a.k.a. Inner Child will take you on a journey below the waves through stories and sounds of her research accompanied with a musical performance.