 Sun Studios' shopfront, Memphis |
Every city leaves a stamp upon our consciousness. Some engage with their architecture, some dazzle with the depth of their hospitality, some compel with their commerce. We come home with a head and a heart full of what they have to offer.
Though fine hotels, grand views, good air and delectable dishes top most traveller's checklists, seductive sounds may well leave the most indelible imprint of all. Music defines a city's character and evokes its history. It reveals its tone, exposes its soul; indeed it is a city's heartbeat.
Glenn A. Baker presents a Bakers' Dozen of cities worthy of cruising through, with all antennae twitching. The music generated in these burgs ranges through rock, reggae, folk, blues, jazz, township jive, cubop, powerhouse percussion, moody electronica, throat singing, orchestral, sweet soul, salsa, dance, Britbeat, Pacific grooves, metal and Icelandic adventurism. His thirteen mighty musical cities are Memphis, Havana, London, Beijing, Rio De Janeiro, Tokyo, Kingston, Johannesburg, Dublin, Reykjavik, Ulaanbaatar, Chicago and Auckland.
This story runs to about 1750 words in total, with an array of images representing each city.
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