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National Geographic Traveler has published it's list of 50 places to visit in your lifetime. In addition it has published it list of music to see the world by. Each song represents a place on their list. I wonder what you think.
The List
Urban Spaces
Athens, Greece "Dark Eyes And Black Eyebrows," by Markos Vamvakaris
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. "Hot ‘Lanta," by the Allman Brothers
Berlin, Germany "Moritat Von Mackie Messer," by Ute Lemper
Delhi, India "Ina Mina Dika," by Asha Bhosle
Dublin, Ireland "Finnegan's Wake," by The Dubliners
Florence, Italy "Bel Fiore Danza," by Ensemble Camerata Nova
Mexico City, Mexico "Las Flores," by Café Tacuba
St. Petersburg, Russia "Profukal," by Auktyon
Tokyo, Japan "Ice Cream City," by Shonen Knife
Vancouver, Canada "Challengers," by New Pornographers
Wild Places
Aleutian Islands, Alaska, U.S. "Aleut Wind," by Mary Youngblood
Arnhem Land, Australia "Wiyathul," by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Canada "Raven," by Laura Simms & The Real Myth Ensemble
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda "Mwatu," by Samite
Coast Redwoods, California and Oregon, U.S. "This Land Is Your Land," by Woody Guthrie
Lake Baikal, Russia "Ultimate," by Gogol Bordello
Madidi National Park, Bolivia "Bolivia," by Los Kjarkas
Okavango Delta, Botswana "Matlebe Lekwane," by Serankure Music Arts
Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal "Resamm Phiriry (Trekking Song)," by Bharat Nepali Party
South Georgia Island, South Atlantic Ocean "The Weary Whaling Grounds," by Stuart M. Frank
Paradise Found
Aitutaki, Cook Islands "Te Oonu," by Cook Islands National Art Theatre
Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil "Del Chifre's Beach," by Nação Zumbi
Lord Howe Island, Australia "In Transit," by Xavier Rudd
Mayreau, St. Vincent and the Grenadines "Federation," by Small Island Pride
Molokai, Hawaii, U.S. "Molokai Nui a Hina," by Martin Pahinui et al.
Mount Rigi, Switzerland "Pilgerfahrt," by Stimmhorn
Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica "Muchacha Y Luna," by Malpaís
Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique "Nwahulwana," by Orchestra Marrabenta Star
Salina, Italy "Amara Urca," by Agricantus
Yap's Outer Islands, Micronesia "Ao," by Narasirato Pan Pipers
Country Unbound
Asturias, Spain "Gaviotes," by Hevia
Azure Coast, Turkey "Hadi Bakalim," by Sezen Aksu
Cordillera Terraces, Philippines "Anitos (Spirits)," by Electric Kulintang
Gaspé Peninsula, Canada "Les Amants du Saint-Laurent," by La Vent du Nord
Gobi Desert, China and Mongolia "Vagabond," by Hanggai Band
Mendoza, Argentina "Tierra Colorada," by Chango Spasiuk
Montenegro "Gas, Gas, Gas (Shantel vs. Bregovic)," by Goran Bregovic
Piedmont, Virginia, U.S. "Meet Me in the Bottom," by Archie Edwards
Rif Mountains, Morocco "Ahudar, Sauvegarde," by Lakri
Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho, U.S. "Private Idaho," by The B-52s
World Wonders
Easter Island, Chile "Easter Island," by Rico & The Special AKA
Fatehpur Sikri, India "Agra (India) 1987—Kharawa," by Zakir Hussain
Karnak, Luxor, Egypt "Al-Aqsur-Isna," by Musicians of the Nile
Kuelap, Peru "Vacilando con Ayahuesca," by Juaneco Y Su Combo
Leptis Magna, Libya "Rome Main Title Theme," by Jeff Beal
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., U.S. "Appalachian Spring," by Aaron Copland
Potala Palace, Tibet "Dag Shen Ma," by Monks of the Sera Jé Monastery
Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain "Song of Exile (Psalm 137, 1-6)," by Jordi Savall
Samarkand and Bukhara, Uzbekistan "Ufor-i-Ushshaq," by Academy of Maqam
Terra Cotta Army, Xi'an, China "My Missing City," by Xu Wei
Bonus: 51st Place of a Lifetime
The Ocean "Paikea's Whale," by Lisa Gerrard
