Big Nagada & Bakiya (trumpet) being played by local artists. World music lover and traveler? Then check out Songlines Music Travel which offers world music trips to destinations from Borneo to Malawi. The company has launched new trips to Malaysia for the Rainforest Festival in Borneo; Cape Verde for the Baia das Gatas Festival; India for the Jodhpur RIFF Festival and Malawi for the Lake of Stars Festival. Each trip has been developed by the experts behind world music magazine, Songlines, and the Tailor-Made Groups Company. They will be led by a Songlines Travel Leader. These small group tours feature intimate musical experiences including private concerts, jam sessions or meetings with musicians and instrument-makers. Says Simon Broughton, Songlines’ editor-in-chief: “Music is a great way into other cultures and an ideal way of meeting people, which is why we have created these trips…There is so much fantastic music out there, but the problem is it’s not always so easy to find. Who would guess that some of the best djembés in West Africa are made on a patch of wasteland beside a roundabout in Bamako?” In 2012, the company is planning trips to Mali for the Festival on the Niger; Zanzibar for...
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