AROUND THE WORLD IN 200 SONGS

(Countries from C to F)

There are 193 UN members, 2 members with Observer Status and 5 non recognized nations in the World, all producing some form of folk, ethnic, tribal, ethno-pop, ethno-hip hop, reggae or other music that can fall in categories deemed 'World Music' and 'World Reggae' that enrich the global musical offering of our planet, with music being a truly universal language and a pleasure that unites all humans across time, geography, culture, religion, gender or ideologies.


In the pages of www.travelwithyourears.com there are already videos representing every one of those countries plus a number of regions, but it is time to go once again around the world in search of new cool videos, this time in alphabetical order from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, adding new clips down the alphabet as often as possible until the tour is complete...follow the progress and let the music take you places as we complete our round the world musical tour! 

The C Countries (Cabo Verde to the Czech Republic)

Country: Cabo Verde

Capital: Praia

Language(s): Portuguese

Area: 4,033 km2 (1,557 sq mi)

Population: 543,767 (2018 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud / Wikipedia / CapeVerde.com

Artist info / links: Loony Johnson


World Reggae: Terra Sabe by Loony Johnson from the islands of Cabo Verde

Artist Social Media : Facebook /  Spotify / YouTube

Buy  Music : Amazon     Buy Cabo Verde Music: Amazon

Country: Cambodia

Capital: Phnom Penh

Language(s): Khmer

Area: 181,035 km2 (69,898 sq mi)

Population: 15,288,489 (2019 census)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud / Wikipedia / Songlines

Artist info / links: Sreyleak

Kal Knhom Nov Pi Kro Mom, traditional pop with a touch of Hip Hop by Sreyleak and Lisha from Cambodia

Artist Social Media : Facebook /  Spotify / YouTube

Buy  Music : Amazon     

Country: Cameroon

Capital: Yaoundé

Language(s): English, French

Area: 475,442 km2 (183,569 sq mi)

Population: 26,545,864 (2020 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Wikipedia / MusicInAfrica.net / MusiqueAfrique

Artist info / links: Salleh John

Wa Domse, a video celebrating village life , by Salleh John, one of the legends of the Makossa musical style from Cameroon

Artist Social Media : Facebook /  Spotify

Music Genre : Makossa     Buy  Music : Amazon     

Country: Canada

Capital: Ottawa

Language(s): English, French

Area: 9,984,670 km2 (3,855,100 sq mi)

Population: 38,005,238 (2020 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud / Wikipedia / Tunedly.com

Artist info / links: A Tribe Called Red   /  Website

Stadium Pow Wow, an energetic song mixing tradition and present day realities, by First Nations group A Tribe Called Red from Canada

Artist Social Media : Facebook /  Spotify / YouTube 

Buy  Music: Apple     Buy Merchandise: Shopify

Country: Central African Republic

Capital: Bangui

Language(s): French, Sango

Area: 622,984 km2 (240,535 sq mi)

Population: 4,666,368 (2018 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Wikipedia

Artist info / links: Jospin Pendere-Ye

Lemba Lembo by Jospin Pendere-Ye, promoting culture and tradition, singing with Aka Pygmies from the Central African Republic

Artist Social Media : Facebook /  Spotify / YouTube 

Music Genre: Aka Polyphonies     Buy Music: Amazon

Country: Chad

Capital: N'Djamena

Language(s): Arabic, French

Area: 1,284,000 km2 (496,000 sq mi)

Population: 13,670,084 (2015 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Wikipedia  /  MusicInAfrica.net 

Artist info / links: AfrotroniX   /  Website 

Aye Aye, an artistic tradition infused cultural display by creative musician AfrotroniX from Chad

Artist Social Media : Facebook  /  Spotify  /  YouTube 

Music Genre: Afrofuturism     Buy Music: Amazon

Country: Chile

Capital: Santiago

Language(s): Spanish

Area: 756,096.3 km2 (291,930.4 sq mi)

Population: 17,574,003 (2017 census)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud  /  Wikipedia  /  Songlines 

Artist info / links: Quique Neira   /  Website 

World Reggae: Chileno Del Roots by Reggae star Quique Neira from Chile

Artist Social Media : Facebook /  Spotify / YouTube

Buy  Music : Apple    

Country: China (People's Republic of)

Capital: Beijing

Language(s): Mandarin (Standard Chinese)

Area: 9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)

Population: 1,400,050,000 (2019 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud  /  Wikipedia  /  NWEncyclopedia 

Artist info / links: Ulan Tuya    

Standing In The Prairie Looking At Beijing, a patriotic folk inspired song by Ulan Tuya from the People's Republic of China

Artist Social Media : Facebook  /  Spotify  /  YouTube 

Buy Music: Amazon

Country: Colombia

Capital: Bogotá

Language(s): Spanish

Area: 1,141,748 km2 (440,831 sq mi)

Population: 50,372,424 (2020 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud  /  Wikipedia  /  Colombia.co 

Artist info / links: Los Diablitos    

Los Caminos De La Vida, a Vallenato tune paying tribute to mothers, by Los Diablitos from Colombia

Artist Social Media : Facebook  /  Spotify  /  YouTube 

Music Genre: Vallenato     Buy Music: Amazon

Country: Comoros

Capital: Moroni

Language(s): Comorian, French, Arabic

Area: 1,861 km2 (719 sq mi)

Population: 850,688 (2018 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Wikipedia  /  RateYourMusic  /  Persee.fr   

Artist info / links: n/a    

Jouwa Na Bangué, a song highlighting a social problem among the youth, by Baina from the Indian Ocean nation of Comoros

Artist Social Media : n/a 


Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Capital: Kinshasa

Language(s): French

Area: 2,345,409 km2 (905,567 sq mi)

Population: 101,780,263 (2020 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Wikipedia  /  World Music Network 

Artist info / links: Fally Ipupa      

Eloko Oyo, a song in praise of African musical tradition, by super star Fally Ipupa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Artist Social Media : Facebook /  Spotify  /  YouTube 

Music Genres : Rumba / Soukous     Buy Music : Amazon

Country: Congo, Republic of the

Capital: Brazzaville

Language(s): French

Area: 342,000 km2 (132,000 sq mi)

Population: 5,244,359 (2018 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Wikipedia  /  MusiquesAfrique.net 

Artist info / links: n/a    

Ku Nionga Kandi, an infectious Rumba / Afrobeat rhythm with a social message by Likala Moto from the Republic of the Congo

Artist Social Media : Facebook 

Country: Costa Rica

Capital: San José

Language(s): Spanish

Area: 51,100 km2 (19,700 sq mi) 

Population: 4,999,441 (2018 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud  /  Wikipedia  /  CostaRica.com 

Artist info / links: Talawa  /  Website      

World Reggae: Ghetto People Chant by Talawa Reggae Army from Costa Rica

Artist Social Media : Facebook /  Spotify / YouTube

Buy  Music : Apple    Buy Merchandise : Website

Country: Côte d'Ivoire  (Ivory Coast)

Capital: Yamoussoukro

Language(s): French

Area: 322,463 km2 (124,504 sq mi) 

Population: 26,378,274 (2020 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Wikipedia  /  MusicInAfrica.net 

Artist info / links: Tiken Jah Fakoly  /  Website      

World Reggae: Politiqui by Reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly from Cote d'Ivoire

Artist Social Media : Facebook /  Spotify / YouTube

Buy  Music & Buy Merchandise : Website

Country: Croatia

Capital: Zagreb

Language(s): Croatian

Area: 56,594 km2 (21,851 sq mi) 

Population: 4,058,165 (2020 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud / Wikipedia  /  CroatiaTraveller.com 

Artist info / links: Serdo Valic and Petar Banko     

Bomba Baccala, a joyous song about fishing with a taste of holidays by Serdo Valic and Petar Banko from the Istria region of  Croatia

Artist Social Media : n/a 

Music Genres : Istrian Music     

Country: Cuba

Capital: La Habana (Havana)

Language(s): Spanish

Area: 109,884 km2 (42,426 sq mi) 

Population: 11,193,470 (2019 census)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud / Wikipedia  /  World Of Music 

Artist info / links: Septeto Santiaguero  / Website   

La Meneadera, irresistible Latin dancing rhythms by famous group Septeto Santiaguero from the musical island of Cuba

Artist Social Media : Facebook  /  Spotify  /  YouTube 

Music Genre: Son Cubano     Buy Music: Amazon

Country: Cyprus

Capital: Nicosia

Language(s): Greek, Turkish

Area: 9,251 km2 (3,572 sq mi) 

Population: 1,189,265 (2018 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud / Wikipedia  /  HellenicaWorld.com 

Artist info / links: Monsieur Doumani  / Website   

Gongs, a folk song with urban background images by Monsieur Doumani from the island of Cyprus

Artist Social Media : Facebook  /  Spotify  /  YouTube 

Buy Music: Amazon  /  Website

Country: Czech Republic (Czechia)

Capital: Prague

Language(s): Czech

Area: 78,866 km2 (30,450 sq mi) 

Population: 10,693,939 (2020 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud / Wikipedia  /  FolkWorld.eu 

Artist info / links: Urban Robot Website   

World Reggae: Hai Taim by Urban Robot from the Czech Republic (Watch on YouTube)

Artist Social Media : Facebook /  Spotify / YouTube

Buy  Music & Buy Merchandise : Website

The D Countries (Denmark to Dominican Republic)

Country: Denmark (Note: Kingdom of Denmark also includes autonomous territories of Faroe Islands and Greenland)

Capital: Copenhagen

Language(s): Danish

Area (Denmark proper): 42,933 km2 (16,577 sq mi)

Population: 5,837,213 (2020 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud / Wikipedia  /  Denmark.dk 

Artist info / links: Kaka   

World Reggae: Dansk Dancehall by Kaka from Denmark

Artist Social Media : Facebook /  Spotify

Buy  Music : n/a    

Country: Djibouti

Capital: Djibouti

Language(s): French, Arabic

Area: 23,200 km2 (9,000 sq mi)

Population: 921,804 (2020 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Wikipedia 

Artist info / links: n/a

Haasawe Gobeed , a song showcasing tradition by Yaxye AbdulQadir from the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti

Artist Social Media : n/a

Buy Music: n/a

Country: Dominica (Commonwealth of)

Capital: Roseau

Language(s): English

Area: 750 km2 (290 sq mi)

Population: 71,625 (2018 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Wikipedia  / avirtualdominica.com

Artist info / links: Midnight Groovers

Anita, a nice Caribbean vibe in French Creole by legendary group the Midnight Groovers from the Commonwealth of Dominica

Artist Social Media : Facebook  /  Spotify  /  YouTube 

Music Genre: Cadence-lypso     Buy Music: Apple

Country: Dominican Republic

Capital: Santo Domingo

Language(s): Spanish

Area: 48,671 km2 (18,792 sq mi) 

Population: 10,878,246 (2018 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Wikipedia  / WorldMusicCentral

Artist info / links: Lírico En La Casa

El Motorcito, singing about 2-wheelers in the homegrown Dembow rhythm, by Lirico En La Casa from the Dominican Republic

Artist Social Media : Facebook  /  Spotify  /  YouTube 

Music Genre: Dembow     Buy Music: Amazon

The E Countries (Ecuador to Ethiopia)

Country: Ecuador

Capital: Quito

Language(s): Spanish

Area: 283,561 km2 (109,484 sq mi)

Population: 17,084,358 (2018 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Wikipedia  / EcuadorInMyEyes / IllaExperience

Artist info / links: n/a

Añango Octava, a lively folk music and dance with traditional costumes and splendid scenery, by Raza Viva from  Ecuador

Artist Social Media : Facebook 

Music Genre: Sanjuanito     

Country: Egypt (Arab Republic of)

Capital: Cairo

Language(s): Arabic

Area: 1,010,408 km2 (390,121 sq mi) 

Population: 100,075,480 (2020 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud  /  Wikipedia  / World Music Network

Artist info / links: Maram

Habebe Ta'al, a joyous love song superbly covered by Nubian singer Maram from the southern region of Egypt

Artist Social Media : Facebook  /  Instagram 

Music Genre: Nubian Music     

Country: El Salvador

Capital: San Salvador

Language(s): Spanish

Area: 21,041 km2 (8,124 sq mi) 

Population: 6,420,746 (2018 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Wikipedia  / MapsOfWorld.com

Artist info / links: La Maquina

La Chicha, a body shaking Cumbia about the favourite local drink, by the group La Maquina from El Salvador

Artist Social Media : Facebook  /  Spotify  /  YouTube 

Music Genre: Cumbia Salvadoreña     

Country: Equatorial Guinea

Capital: Malabo

Language(s): Spanish, Portuguese, French

Area: 28,050 km2 (10,830 sq mi) 

Population: 1,454,789 (2020 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Wikipedia  / Official Guinea Equatorial page

Artist info / links: n/a

Botaka, an interesting video with an infectious rhythm by Titoye Bolabote from Equatorial Guinea 

Artist Social Media : Spotify  /  YouTube 

Buy Music: Amazon   /  Apple

Country: Eritrea

Capital: Asmara

Language(s): Tigrinya, English, Arabic

Area: 117,600 km2 (45,400 sq mi)

Population: 6,081,196 (2020 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud  /  Wikipedia  / TheGuardian.com

Artist info / links: n/a

Shawl Hade Kulu, a traditional style song with views of Asmara, by Isaias Hadgu "Komidere" from the reclusive nation of Eritrea

Artist Social Media : n/a 

Country: Estonia

Capital: Tallinn

Language(s): Estonian

Area: 45,227 km2 (17,462 sq mi) 

Population: 1,328,976 (2019 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud  /  Wikipedia  / EstonianWorld.com

Artist info / links: Lepaseree

Põhjatuuled, an ancient traditional folk song by folk band Lepaseree from the Baltic country of Estonia

Artist Social Media : Facebook  /  Spotify  /  YouTube 

Buy Music: Amazon

Country: Eswatini (Kingdom Of, formerly Swaziland)

Capital: Mbabane

Language(s): Swazi, English

Area: 17,364 km2 (6,704 sq mi) 

Population: 1,136,281 (2018 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Wikipedia  / MusicInAfrica.net

Artist info / links: n/a

Nqo Nqo, a love song with a soft modern beat by Chief Umtukulu from the Kingdom of Eswatini, the last absolute monarchy in Africa

Artist Social Media : Facebook 

Buy Music: n/a

Country: Ethiopia

Capital: Addis Ababa

Language(s): Afar, Amharic, Oromo, Somali, Tigrinya, English

Area: 1,104,300 km2 (426,400 sq mi) 

Population: 109,224,414(2018 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud  /  Wikipedia  / Songlines

Artist info / links: Jah Lude

World Reggae: Ethiopia, a great rhythm by Jah Lude from Ethiopia

Artist Social Media : Facebook /  Spotify / YouTube

Buy  Music : Amazon  /  Apple

The F Countries (Fiji to France)

Country: Fiji

Capital: Suva

Language(s): Fijian, English, Fiji Hindi

Area: 18,274 km2 (7,056 sq mi) 

Population: 926,276 (2018 est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Wikipedia  / Go-Fiji.com

Artist info / links: n/a

Sere Vucu, a classic showcase of traditional folklore from the South Pacific island nation of Fiji

Artist Social Media :  n/a

Music  Genre: Meke

Country: Finland

Capital: Helsinki

Language(s): Finnish, Swedish

Area: 338,455 km2 (130,678 sq mi)

Population: 5,528,737 (2020est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud  /  Wikipedia  / MellaMusic.com

Artist info / links: Ida Elina /  Website   

Konevitsan Kirkonkellot, a piece with historical significance on the soothing Kantele instrument, performed by Ida Elina from Finland

Artist Social Media : Facebook  /  Spotify  /  YouTube 

Music Genre: Kantele Music   Buy Music: Amazon  /  Website

Country: France

Capital: Paris

Language(s): French

Area (Total): 640,679 km2 (247,368 sq mi)

Population (Total):  67,422,241 (2021est)
Country info: Wikipedia / CIA Factbook / Britannica

Musical info: Folk Cloud  /  Wikipedia  / LoveToKnow.com

Artist info / links: Toma

Les Bâtisseurs de France, a folkish song with a message about the nation building diversity of the country, by Toma from France (Watch on YouTube)

Artist Social Media : Facebook  /  Spotify  /  YouTube 

Music Genre: Chanson Française   Buy Music: Amazon 

Retrace the journey so far, from Afghanistan to Burundi HERE

Continue the journey, from Gabon to Kyrgyzstan HERE

Continue the journey, from Laos to Norway HERE