Nine Popular Destination known for music

Many tourists visit the world to explore the geographical riches, ancient culture, and exquisite cuisines. Still, only a handful of travelers ever explore different corners of the world to find out more about its music and history.

Each country and culture has its music, but only a handful of places are popularly known for their music. Here is the list of such places around the globe that you should bookmark for your next music-travel experience.

Nine Destinations Popular for their Music

If music is a significant element of your own travel experience, you’ll want to tune in to these fantastic destinations.

Liverpool, England

Liverpool is the northwest English city known for the River Mersey, Anfield Stadium, and Beatles. Yes, you heard it right!

Along with the rise of the Beatles, Liverpool is credited for developing several other bands and artists, including The Boo Radleys, The La’s, The Real people, Frankie Vaughan, Gerry & The Pacemakers, and more.

Although the city has a long tradition of music, both classical and pop, it today hosts musical artists from all genres. Liverpool International Music Festival is a go-to concert that takes place every summer. It features some of the most sought-after artists in the country.

Liverpool Irish Festival is another big event that hosts primarily folk musicians. Don’t forget to visit the Echo Arena the next time you visit this English haven.

Havana, Cuba

Settled in the quiet corner of the Caribbean Sea, Havana hosts the most energetic tunes known worldwide. It’s not just the Cuban cigar that brings people to Havana, but also its assorted music, architecture, and culture.

The capital of Cuba is known for salsa, cha-cha, rumba, and timba (the latter a provocative combination of folk, funk, and R&B). Cuban music hosts Latin Jazz, part salsa, part timba, and part rumba. Moreover, Cuba has five basic genres of Afro-Cuban music; these include rumba, son, Cancion Cubana, danzon, and punto guajira. You can find music on every corner, street, and bar.

If you’re wondering, you’re guaranteed to find dancers jiving to the street music almost every other corner.

Pune, India

Many of you know this beautiful Maharastran city in India is home to classical, rock, and pop music. Yes, Pune is initially known for its extravagant classical music schools, but lately, it has attracted musicians from rock, metal, and pop genres.

Each December, the city hosts the Sawai Gandharva Music Festival, a three-day mash-up of Indian classical music. It also hosts Tallchakra, an international rhythm festival.

Make a point to visit the lavish palaces of the former Maratha Empire, the grand Aga Khan Palace, Sinhagad Fort, Karla Caves, and Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum.

Trinidad and Tobago

This Caribbean nation hosts some of the most upbeat music, including Chutney music, Calypso, Soca, and Steelpan. You’re sure to find the music and instruments of Trinidad and Tobago in many music videos around the world, thanks to its mass popularization in the last 20 years.

You may ask how this small Caribbean nation is famed worldwide for its endemic music; well, the root goes back to the Sugarcane farmers hailed from Africa, South America, and India. Calypso music traces its root back to African folk songs.

The original music genres include chutney, fast rhythms inspired by the Indian population that inhabited Trinidad during the 1800s, and parang, Venezuelan-influenced folk music often played at Christmastime.

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo is home to a mix-match of music scenes influenced by traditional Japanese and modern western music. You can find traces of classical Japanese music in many places around the city, including hōgaku, Shomyo, and Koto. These musical renditions often use the instruments such as Shō (mouth-organ), Hichiriki (oboe) and Fue (flute) as wind instruments, the Sō (Japanese harp, or Koto), and Biwa (lute) as string instruments, and the Kakko (drum), Taiko (drum), and Shōko (Bronze gong).

Western-influenced music, also known as Yogaku, involves upbeat tempos with elements of rock and metal. Most Japanese anime and movies popularize Yogaku music. You’re sure to find many Karaoke bars around the city to immerse in Yogaku music.

Memphis, USA

Memphis is the heart of modern American music. The vibrant Southern city is home to some of the most sought-after music, including soul, gospel, rhythm and blues, and rock n’ roll.

The convergence of African-American commerce and culture has helped to expand and popularize Memphis as a music haven. It has also been home to the iconic Elvis Presley, B.B. King, and Johnny Cash.

Make a point to visit Sun Studio, Stax Records, and Beale Street. Beale Street is the place where all the music lovers converge. The live music venues host some of the popular musical events.

Berlin, Germany

Music is the heartbeat of Berlin. This German capital is home to techno, jazz, orchestras, and classical music. Most tourists visit Berlin for pulsating house music, techno and trance, and experimental music.

Musikfest Berlin is a popular annual event that hosts international orchestral music and performances.

If you’re wondering, Berlin has hosted many essential musical figures. Among them composers like Johann Joachim Quantz, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the Graun brothers, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, Johann Friedrich Reichardt, Carl Friedrich Zelter, Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, Vincenzo Righini, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Spontini, Meyerbeer, and Richard Strauss were frequent.

Vienna, Austria

Vienna is the center of classical music. Anyone who loves classical music can find Vienna Philharmonic the best among all. The esteemed orchestra hosts an open-air event in front of Schonbrunn Place, with approximately 100,000 people attending.

Vienna has been home to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Today, you can pay a visit to one of his residences and see the places where he penned his famous works.

You can also find the works of Beethoven and Brahms in Vienna. Vienna hosts an annual performance season that has classical music events all over the city.

Essaouira, Morocco

Nestled in the Northern African corner, Morocco is home to a beautiful Arabian and African music scene. Fez, Marrakesh, and Casablanca have gained global attention for new artists and concert venues.

It’s another hub for music, best known for Gnaoua, or Gnawa — a genre influenced by ancient African Islamic spiritual and religious traditions. The city hosts the annual Gnaoua Music Festival.

Some of Morocco’s popular traditional music styles are Aita, Amazigh folk music, Andalusi classical music, Chaabi, Rai, Gnawa, and Sufi music.

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Make your next holiday a fantastic experience by immersing in the culture, popular music, and food of some of the stunning locations. Get in touch with Rick Perdian, the popular music travel consultant, to find out more.