The daily music geography game: five clues about where music history happened. Try them yourself first, then reveal the answers.
▶ Play this round Play today's roundThis square has been the capital's home of mariachi music; bands play here day and night for visitors.
📍 Plaza Garibaldi, Mexico City, Mexico · map
The square was first named Plaza Santa Cecilia, after the patron saint of music. It also has a Tequila and Mezcal Museum.
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Since 1998 the Vive Latino rock festival has been held in this city, now at a stadium inside a racetrack.
📍 Estadio GNP Seguros (Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez), Mexico City, Mexico · map
In 2007 the reggaeton act Calle 13 was booed by part of the rock crowd. The festival now mixes rock, ska, reggae and more.
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Rihanna grew up in this island nation's capital.
📍 Bridgetown, Barbados · map
She was named a National Hero of Barbados on 30 Nov 2021, the day the country became a republic.
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On this day in 1825, the 'Waltz King' Johann Strauss II was born in this city.
📍 St. Ulrich (now Neubau), Vienna, Austria · map
His father, Johann Strauss I, was also a famous composer.
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Cantopop star Anita Mui gave her last eight concerts here in November 2003, weeks before she died.
📍 Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom, Hong Kong · map
In 1987–88 Mui set a record with 28 concerts in a row at this same arena.
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On this day in 1838, Georges Bizet, the composer of Carmen, was born in this city.
📍 Paris, France · map
Bizet's opera Carmen had its premiere in his home city in 1875.
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