VISIT CAPE VERDE: The tiny island paradise where 'people breathe music

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There's an old saying which states the Cape Verde Islands are home to a greater number of musicians per square kilometer than any other country in the world.

In truth, such a definitive claim may be nigh on impossible to prove.

But there is a certain factual accuracy behind the legend: the important and proud relationship the Atlantic island country of just 500,000 people has with music.

Situated roughly 350 miles off the west coast of Africa, Cape Verde has long been a mesh of cultures, history and races. The former Portuguese territory was once a key location for the transatlantic slave trade, a target for 16th century pirates and a refuge for exiled Jews.

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