In buzzing Kreuzberg, music producer Andy Sexton opens his studio to those seeking to get behind the decks themselves. During his masterclass, Sexton uses synthesisers, drum machines and production software to teach budding DJs how to record, arrange and mix a techno track. This behind-the-scenes look at how producers work is a rare insight into a way of life now instilled in\u00a0Berliners.<\/p>\n
The two-hour \u2018Produce Techno and House Music in Berlin\u2019 masterclass is \u00a3107 per person.<\/p>\n
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2. Set sail on an opera cruise<\/p>\n
The narrow lanes and cobbled piazzas of Verona set the scene for this themed trip celebrating a 400-year-old art form. The\u00a0city is dotted with medieval and Renaissance-era architecture, but the highlight for opera-lovers will be the striking Arena di Verona. Built in 30 CE, making it older than Rome\u2019s Colosseum, the open-air amphitheatre is the place to catch a performance of Giuseppe Verdi\u2019s La\u00a0Traviata.<\/p>\n
From Verona, you\u2019ll be transported to Venice, where you\u2019ll board the 20-passenger hotel barge La Bella Vita to sail out of the San Marco Basin and along the Giudecca Canal. The city is where Claudio Monteverdi\u2019s L\u2019incoronazione di Poppea was first performed in 1643. The voyage comes to an end six days later in Mantua, but not before you\u2019ve visited the grand, bell-shaped Teatro Bibiena theatre, where a 13-year-old Mozart performed in 1770.<\/p>\n
Kirker Holidays<\/a> offers opera-themed Italy tours, including an eight-night trip with time aboard La Bella Vita, for \u00a35,478 per person.3. Dip into San Juan\u2019s reggaet\u00f3n culture<\/p>\n Reggaet\u00f3n has been quietly nurtured in the Puerto Rican capital since its inception in the 1990s \u2014 and, thanks to internationally renowned artists like Bad Bunny, it\u2019s recently been taking the world by storm, too. Inspired by Jamaican dancehall, American hip-hop, Latin American bomba, plena and reggae, the genre as it\u2019s known today is representative of Puerto Rico\u2019s multicultural heritage \u2014 one that combines a 500-year Spanish history with African and Indigenous Taino influences.<\/p>\n Local guide Clement De Freitas leads private walking tours along San Juan\u2019s old\u00a0town backstreets and beyond, showcasing where musicians such as Daddy Yankee, Myke Towers and Rauw Alejandro were raised.<\/p>\n Take in the rainbow-coloured shopfronts and houses that have been used as backdrops for music videos: Bad Bunny and J Balvin shot a part of Si Tu Novia Te Deja Sola against the Mural de Do\u00f1a Fela.<\/p>\n De Freitas\u2019 CL Tours <\/a>offers four-hour privately guided walks from $75 (\u00a356) per person, based on two people booking.4. Take the Trad Music Trail through Belfast<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for ceol agus craic (\u2018music and fun\u2019), there\u2019s plenty to be had in the Cathedral Quarter. It\u2019s home to several of Belfast\u2019s cherished watering holes and neighbourhood bars, including some that faced difficult times during the Troubles, and each has its own story to tell.<\/p>\n The two-and-a-half-hour Belfast Traditional Music Trail<\/a> takes in stops such as the Duke of York pub, which was bombed in 1972. The opulent Harp Bar, by contrast, mirrors a 1920s speakeasy with its ruby-red decor and live Irish blues. Along the way, guitarist, flautist, harpist and pipe player guides \u2014\u00a0many of whom have played at these venues themselves \u2014 share tales of community, movement and resilience that have shaped Belfasters. Look\u00a0up and you\u2019ll see St Anne\u2019s Cathedral and its Spire of Hope glistening above the rooftops \u2014 a symbol of what this city stands for.<\/p>\n Tours take place on Saturdays and cost \u00a320 per person (\u00a310 for under-15s; free for those under six). Booking required.<\/p>\n 5. Learn the flamenco in Seville Verona hosts an annual opera festival from June to September.<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n It\u2019ll be the sweet citrus aroma from bitter orange trees and the unmistakable sound of clicking castanets that will remind you you\u2019ve\u00a0landed\u00a0in Seville. The sound of flamenco is never far off here, in its home city. History suggests this style of music and dance largely evolved from the Roma communities of the Triana neighbourhood during the 1800s. At the time, flamenco was looked down on by the Spanish elites, but today it\u2019s celebrated as a quintessential part of Andalucian culture.<\/p>\n Tucked away among the mish-mash of baroque, Moorish and Renaissance architecture is the Museo del Baile Flamenco<\/a>, an 18th-century palace exploring flamenco history. Displays of costumes and choreography reveal how the music has evolved over two centuries. Backstage in the studio, expert instructors offer flamenco classes that cover both the handclapping percussion and the foot, arm and finger movements symbolic of the genre.<\/p>\n Sessions cost \u20ac90 (\u00a375) for one person and \u20ac22 (\u00a318) for each additional group member.<\/p>\n 6. Join a kora workshop on the coast<\/p>\n Dubbed the \u2018voice of the jali\u2019 (a name given to musicians and storytellers of the Mande cultural groups of West Africa), the kora is a 21-string instrument played in select areas of Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Guinea Bissau and The\u00a0Gambia. It\u2019s helped generations of storytellers pass on oral histories and is shrouded in folklore, dating back more than 300 years. The kora is also increasingly recognised internationally, thanks to Grammy Award-winning artist Toumani Diabat\u00e9, who took its soft, melodic sound to a global stage.<\/p>\n On Senegal\u2019s Atlantic coast, the fishing village of Kafountine welcomes travellers interested in learning this harp-lute. Run by a British family, The Kora Workshop<\/a> holds week-long courses, with opportunities to explore the local beach and Kafountine\u2019s busy markets, where stalls overflow with handicrafts.<\/p>\n Packages include a private room, full board, kora tuition and a loan instrument. Prices start from \u20ac490 (\u00a3420) a week for those learning the\u00a0kora and \u20ac140 (\u00a3120) for accompanying non-learners.<\/p>\n 7. Follow the Blues Trail in Mississippi Sonny Mack\u2019s band perform on Beale Street, a famous blues strip in Memphis.<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n As the birthplace of some the world\u2019s greatest blues artists, including BB King, Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson, the US state of Mississippi <\/a>has enticed music lovers for decades. Which is why, in 2006, the Mississippi Blues Commission opened the Blues Trail, a self-guided drive dedicated to 200-plus exhibits and places that are etched into the state\u2019s cultural history. You\u2019ll not only see sights such as the house where Elvis was born or the Alamo Theatre, which hosted Nat King Cole and Dorothy Moore, but the very backdrop that brought the blues to life. It was in the fields of places such as Tunica and Isola that enslaved people sang songs inspired by tribal music, and it was in towns like Glen Allan and Alligator that hymns emanated from churches. Both lay the foundations for Delta blues.<\/p>\n Across the state, family-run cafes serve hot tamales, fresh seafood and Mississippi mud pies \u00ad\u2014 unmissable local staples.<\/p>\n British Airways Holidays<\/a> offers a two-week fly-drive, including flights to Memphis and car hire, but no accommodation, from \u00a3912 per person.8. Learn to tango the Buenos Aires way In the Buenos Aires district of San Telmo, professional tango dancers perform in plazas.<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n![\"Small](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/musictrips5.jpg\")
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