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David Byrne Makes New York Building Sing

NPR | By Margot Adler
Published July 11, 2008 at 4:00 PM EDT

Talking Heads co-founder David Byrne has made New York's Battery Maritime Building sing — literally. The once-busy ferry terminal was fitted with wires, hoses and solenoids. This isn't Byrne's exercise in being arty. Anyone can play the building.

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