The journey of
human music
From Palaeolithic bone flutes to Bad Bunny's beats: a journey through the eras that shaped the sound we listen to today. Click each era to explore it and hear an example.
From Los Mac's and Los Jaivas to Los Prisioneros, Los Tres and Mon Laferte: six decades of rock with a unique identity.
Credits & sources
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Images: Album covers and photographs (hosted locally) come from MusicBrainz Cover Art Archive, Apple Music and Wikimedia Commons. Rights belong to their respective artists and labels. Used for educational purposes only, non-commercially.
Historical information: Based on academic sources: Donald Jay Grout & Claude Palisca — A History of Western Music (Norton); Richard Taruskin — The Oxford History of Western Music; Wikipedia Commons (CC BY-SA).
Design & interface: Created by Felipe Acuña Viera · 2026 — An educational project on musical composition.
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