Amid a quiet, mountainous corridor in Argentina’s northwest, locals combine traditional dance and Spanish folk music to celebrate the heritage of their ancestors.
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15 January 2013
The city’s jazz cafes, where locals sit for hours listening to record collections that can numbers in the thousands, are finding new life through a younger generation.
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04 December 2012
With Unesco recently listing flamenco as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, here are some of the best places to see the precious art in the land of its genesis.
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08 November 2012
Few places in England have the history, style and urban aplomb to match this music capital of the north.
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09 October 2012
With the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ debut single Love Me Do promising mass celebrations and concerts, there has never been a better time to visit the band’s hometown.
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05 October 2012
Every year, the streets of the small Serbian village of Guca are filled with the joyous sounds of trumpets and tubas. Join the party in the weird and wonderful world of Balkan Brass.
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04 October 2012
During the city’s cooler months, Sandance, a monthly 12-hour music festival, is the hottest ticket in town.
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19 September 2012
Punjab, an Indian region bordering Pakistan and the birthplace of Sikhism, harmonizes village and modern life through energetic folk and dance music.
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19 September 2012
The moderately challenging 6km trek devoted to the ancient form of alpine communication offers lessons on how to yodel like a pro.
11 September 2012
A fledgling movement to revive the traditional Hong Kong art form has picked up speed with the recent opening of the Yau Ma Tei Theatre, a centre featuring young opera artists.
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13 August 2012
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