More than a feeling

Emotionally evocative, yes, but music goes much deeper

Anyone who has felt the sting of tears while listening to a bugler play “Taps,” swooned to a love song or cringed with irritation as a neighbor cranked the heavy metal knows that music can exert a powerful emotive effect.

Musician Moussa Traoré, far left, leads a djembe drum circle in a West African rhythm.