[New post] How Spotify’s Discover Weekly cracked human curation at internet scale

sskarthik posted: "In the '90s, Aby Ngana Diop was the queen of taasu, a practice of ritual poetry performed by female griots in Senegal. Diop's distinctive vocals made her a sought-after performer at the weddings and funerals of the rich and powerful, but only a single alb" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info How Spotify's Discover Weekly cracked human curation at internet scale by sskarthik In the '90s, Aby Ngana Diop was the queen of taasu, a practice of ritual poetry performed by female griots in Senegal. Diop's distinctive vocals made her a sought-after performer at the weddings and funerals of the rich and powerful, but only a single album of her work is widely available — Littal, originally released in 1994. Littal took the traditional spoken word art form and merged it with the raucous modernity of electronic synth and drum loops. The record propelled her to superstar status in Senegal. Sadly, Diop died just three years later. ... Read more... sskarthik | September 30, 2015 at 8:13 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3mO3 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/how-spotifys-discover-weekly-cracked-human-curation-at-internet-scale/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com