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Video: World Music in Rudolstadt

Once a year the eastern German state of Thuringia awakes to the sound of African drums, Finnish tango and Swiss yodeling for the Folk Roots World Music Festival. Click on the video below for more.

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World Music in Rudolstadt

World Music in Rudolstadt

The eastern German state of Thuringen is not exactly the center of the world. It's famed in Germany for its deep valleys, forts and castles but once a year Thuringen awakes to the sound of African drums, Finnish tango and Swiss yodeling. The modest town of Rudolstadt is the location for Germany's Folk Roots World Music Festival and our reporter went there to find out what it's like. Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: