The 'Luo' Lamentation (The Power of the Cry)

If you’ve ever been to a funeral in Nyanza, you know the sound. It’s a piercing, rhythmic lamentation that carries across the hills long before you see the mourners. To the uninitiated, it sounds like chaos. But to the Lab, it is a Symphony of Survival.Today, we are investigating the Luo Lamentation. We’re looking at the 'Sigalagala' and the 'Ywagruok.' We’re asking: Why does the body feel the need to scream when the heart breaks? And what happens to the Vagus Nerve when we turn our pain into a vibration? If you’ve been 'suffocating' on your silence, stay with us. We’re going to look at the 'The Biology of the Shout.'Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-grief-lab--6886563/support.