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Dominican Republic

Home of merengue and bachata, the Dominican Republic has one of the strongest —if sometimes overlooked— musical cultures in the Caribbean.
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Greece

From soulful rembetika to soul-stirring Byzantine liturgical chants, Greece invites intrepid listeners on a unique musical odyssey.
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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan has long been the home of pastoral nomads, and Kazakh music has been largely shaped by nomadic life on the steppes.
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Czech Republic

From Moravian folksongs to Prague's musical avant garde, the Czech Republic offers up hidden musical treasures to those who know where to look.
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Europe

Europe is one of the epicenters of world music: a bubbling cauldron of postcolonial pop, traditional folkloric music and everything in between.

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