{"id":1357,"date":"2011-08-21T16:52:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-21T20:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beginnersheart\/?p=1357"},"modified":"2011-08-21T16:52:00","modified_gmt":"2011-08-21T20:52:00","slug":"music-as-lingua-franca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beginnersheart\/2011\/08\/music-as-lingua-franca.html","title":{"rendered":"music as lingua franca ~"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This came from a friend. I&#8217;d seen it a while back &#8212; it&#8217;s been making the rounds. But every time I watch it &amp; listen, I feel happy. It deserves a bigger audience, making a better case than I can for music as the language of our connected human hearts. 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