National Geographic Traveler USA - 08.2019 - 09.2019

PHOTO CREDIT

Moroccan musician

Abdelkader Bonny

strums the lute-like

guembri (p. 56).

VOLUME 36, NUMBER 4

HASSAN HAJJAJ; COVER: SPOLUPOZNATSVET

COVER: TRAVELERS

EXPLORE SAHARA

DESERT DUNES NEAR

THE SMALL TOWN OF

MERZOUGA, MOROCCO.

The Music Issue

FURTHER

Explore 21 U.S. islands,

get travel tips from

chef Gordon Ramsay,

see Bali by motorbike,

and much more. p. 10

SOUNDSCAPES

Discover 15 sonic

wonders and musical

marvels around the

globe. p. 46

MOROCCO

Age-old rhythms propel

the buzzing new music

scene in this North

African nation. p. 56

CORSICA

Follow a hip-hop artist’s

search for a cappella

excellence in the

Mediterranean. p. 74

CALIFORNIA

A road tripper revels in

the sounds of silence,

from Palm Springs to

the Pacific Coast. p. 90

IMPERFECTLY

PERFECT ISTANBUL

For a photogenic

adventure, take a

ferry ride across the

Bosporus. p. 104

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