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An interactive installation of African music and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade

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An interactive installation of African music and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. / Javier Pereda ; Radburn, Nicholas; South, Lois et al.
Proceedings of EVA London 2020 (EVA 2020): AI and the Arts: Artificial Imagination. BCS, 2020. p. 106-111.

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Javier Pereda, Radburn, N, South, L & Monaghan, C 2020, An interactive installation of African music and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. in Proceedings of EVA London 2020 (EVA 2020): AI and the Arts: Artificial Imagination. BCS, pp. 106-111, EVA London 2020 , London, United Kingdom, 6/07/20. https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/EVA2020.19

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Javier Pereda, Radburn, N., South, L., & Monaghan, C. (2020). An interactive installation of African music and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. In Proceedings of EVA London 2020 (EVA 2020): AI and the Arts: Artificial Imagination (pp. 106-111). BCS. https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/EVA2020.19

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Javier Pereda, Radburn N, South L, Monaghan C. An interactive installation of African music and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. In Proceedings of EVA London 2020 (EVA 2020): AI and the Arts: Artificial Imagination. BCS. 2020. p. 106-111 doi: 10.14236/ewic/EVA2020.19

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Javier Pereda ; Radburn, Nicholas ; South, Lois et al. / An interactive installation of African music and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Proceedings of EVA London 2020 (EVA 2020): AI and the Arts: Artificial Imagination. BCS, 2020. pp. 106-111

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