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Dolly Parton performing onstage with musicians at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville in 2005

Dolly Parton and the Power of Music to Connect People

Remembering Dolly Parton through the stories that show how her music connected people across languages, cultures and generations, and how that same empathy shaped her work beyond the stage.

Afro-Bahian cultural procession in Salvador during a Musical Getaways Brazil journey

How to Spend 10 Days in Brazil: Rio, Salvador and Recife

Ten days is enough to connect three distinct Brazilian musical cities if you fly between them and protect the pace. This route moves from Rio's samba to Salvador's Afro-Bahian culture and Recife's frevo and maracatu.

Wide nighttime view of Of Monsters and Men performing at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 6, 2026

Of Monsters and Men at Red Rocks: The Music That Led Us to Iceland

Of Monsters and Men helped make us curious about Iceland long before we traveled there. Hearing them at Red Rocks brought that musical journey back to its beginning.

Buenaventura on Colombia’s Pacific coast, connected to Colombia earthquake relief efforts

Beyond the Journey: Standing With Colombia’s Pacific Music Communities After the Earthquake

For Musical Getaways, travel has always been about relationships. After the earthquake in western Colombia, those relationships are guiding our support for Pacific music communities through The CreatiVrole Project.