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Miriam Makeba Dies In Italy

South African musical icon collapsed onstage, succumbed to heart failure in hospital late Sunday night.
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The Nat Geo Music Interview: Aterciopelados

We catch up with Colombia's alt.rock heroes on the release of the latest album, Rio.
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Cape Verde

Discover the tiny African archipelago with the big musical heritage: Cape Verde's soulful sounds reconnect the dots between Brazil, Portugal and Africa.
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Fado

From the port of Lisbon comes the lush, luxurious sound of fado, Portugal's exquisitely melancholy musical export.
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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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WOMEX 2008

Nat Geo Music travels to Sevilla, Spain for the 2008 World Music Expo (WOMEX).

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See And Hear Your World

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Trace Your Deepest Ancestry

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