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Swiss bliss (and a near miss!) at Eurovision 2025 in Basel

Eurovision Media Centre Disc-riding 24-year-old Nemo having made history last year as the first non-binary winner of Eurovision for “The Code,” yesterday the 69th edition of world’s largest, longest, and perhaps most anticipated/beloved music competition came back to the country where it was born and first won the contest (with the lovely old chestnut "Refrain"), in 1956. Switzerland´s third largest city (pop. around 177,000). It must´ve been the most exciting thing to happen here since,…

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Its music is cited as one of "5 Reasons Why Colombia Is Among the World´s most Appealing Destinations"

Luis PerezThe mix of cultures in this country has given rise to some 150 genres of music, the most prominent of which are cumbia (popular among the Afro-Colombians of the Caribbean coast), currulao (of Afro-Colombians on the country's other coast, on the Pacific Ocean), joropo (in the northeastern Orinoco/Llanos Orientales region), and vallenanto (also from the northeastern zone of the Caribbean coast region). In addition, Caribbean salsa has become widespread - and in one city, Cali, it's…

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Merengue, the quintessential music of the Dominican Republic

LosMocanos.com Few cultural forms are more associated with the Dominican Republic than merengue music and the brisk, shuffling, hip-wagging dance that goes with it (no one’s exactly sure where the name comes from – sweet, frothy beaten egg whites or the “mareng” or “méringue” music of neighboring Haiti). Going back more than 150 years, like tango in Argentina it once scandalized the prim and proper because of its ribald lyrics and sexy moves. Well, that’s sure as heck a thing of the past…

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What went down at Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, Sweden

SVT/EBU The world´s premier song contest just completed its spectacular 68th edition with the usual lineup of singing, dancing, special effects, silliness and seriousness, pulling in a TV audience of hundreds of millions plus thousands of fans who flocked to Sweden´s third city from 90 countries. Plus this year there was a degree of history making (non-binaries, take a bow!), along with controversy in the form of scandal (thanks to a goofy Dutchman) and protests (thanks to Israel´s…

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Darryl Musick July 7, 2010 at 5:52pm

About 40 years ago, we made a family trip to El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico. Don't remember too much about it except that Juarez was one of the scariest places I've ever seen on this earth. Anyway, let's see what this week's Travel Tune on The World on Wheels has to say about it: http://tinyurl.com/24rsh59

The World on Wheels

An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
Darryl Musick June 30, 2010 at 5:17pm

On this week's Travel Tune at The World on Wheels, Everclear helps explain the healing power of the beach: http://tinyurl.com/2f6ngmo

The World on Wheels

An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
Darryl Musick June 16, 2010 at 5:45pm

This week's Travel Tune has a haunting and slightly creepy backstory. Head over to The World on Wheels and take a listen: http://tinyurl.com/2476jew

The World on Wheels

An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
Darryl Musick June 9, 2010 at 5:25pm

As we travel from Cincinnati on our way to St. Louis on our baseball tour, let's take a break for some music. Today's Travel Tune at The World on Wheels let's us know that there's nothing like the view from the cheap seats: http://tinyurl.com/2b2jw7r
Darryl Musick May 19, 2010 at 5:59pm

It's Travel Tunes day at The World on Wheels. This week, John Fogerty makes a return visit to sing one of his songs that someone else made very famous: http://tinyurl.com/2bjj5lr

Travel Tunes - Week 27

John Fogerty has been through a lot for his music. Sued by his producer for plagiarizing his own songs, practically disowned by his brother...
Darryl Musick May 12, 2010 at 4:53pm

Livin' on the road...leading to tragic consequences as explained by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. It's this week's Travel Tune on The World on Wheels: http://tinyurl.com/23n7uzt

Travel Tunes - Week 26

Love, LOVE this song... Several country singers can't really stand the slick, Nashville influence on their music and several sub-genres we...
David Paul Appell May 9, 2010 at 10:47pm

Now on the Tripatini blog, learn about South Africa's fastest-rising pop-music diva, Simphiwe Dana -- check it out!

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Darryl Musick May 5, 2010 at 6:25pm

It's music day here at The World on Wheels. Today's Travel Tune finds Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens singing about this week's destination. One of my favorite songs: http://tinyurl.com/395av7f

Travel Tunes - Week 25

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Djh57 under CC-BY license Did you know that a big branch of country music is based in Bakersfield? Some liken i...
Paula Donner May 4, 2010 at 12:37am

Headed to Colorado this summer? Make sure you check out Telluride Blues & Brews. www.tellurideblues.com
Darryl Musick April 28, 2010 at 5:23pm

The Talking Heads tempts us out on a road trip on thie week's Travel Tune on The World on Wheels: http://tinyurl.com/29ox4eb

Travel Tunes - Week 24

As travelers, we've all been there...the temptation to just pack a bag, jump in the car, and go. No destination, you'll find that out when ...