1. The duduk is one of the oldest double-reed instruments in the world and is still found in the markets in Armenia’s largest city. Name this city.
2. Polyphonic singing involves four different vocal parts and is commonly heard on which island that lies south of the Strait of Bonifacio?
3. The djembe is a skin-covered drum that is one of the most common instruments in West Africa, including Mali’s largest city. Name this city.
4. Doina is a type of folk music in free rhythm that is found throughout Romania, including which region partly surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains?
5. Mbira is a type of music and instrument used in the religious ceremonies of the Shona people, including those who live in Zimbabwe’s largest city. Name this city.
6. Gagaku is a type of court music played in the Imperial Palace on which island of Japan?
7. Throat singers, who can produce multiple musical tones simultaneously, live primarily in the Russian republic of Tuva and in parts of a large mountain system that stretches through southwestern Mongolia. Name this mountain system.
8. Gamelan is a type of Indonesian music featuring xylophones and other instruments. It is played on which highly populated island southeast of the Sunda Strait?
9. Gnawa music is often performed in healing ceremonies, but is also played for tourists in central Morocco’s chief inland city. Name this city.
10. Merengue is a type of lively music and dance that is celebrated in a festival each year in the Dominican Republic’s largest city. Name this city.
1. Yerevan 2. Sardinia 3. Bamako 4. Transylvania
5. Harare 6. Honshu 7. Altai Mountains 8. Java
9. Marrakech 10. Santo Domingo
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