The 20 Modern Wonders of the World
The 20 Wonders of the World that were finalists for the New 7 Wonders of the World in order of construction date from oldest to newest. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_7_Wonders_of_the_World)
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20 songs
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Prehistoric ritual, bone flute, skin drums, wooden lyre, horns, rattles, deep male chants, echoing circle-chant atmosphere
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Ancient Greek hymn, kithara and lyre, aulos, frame-drum, male chorus, solemn and ritualistic voice
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Ancient Chinese ballad, traditional instruments (guqin, pipa, xiao, guzheng, war drums), male epic voice
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Ancient folk chant, Nabataean instruments (oud, rababa, shabbaba, frame drums), male deep voice with echoing chorus
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Ancient Roman hymn, male chant, tibiae and lyre, cornu blasts, frame drums, solemn ritual atmosphere
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Byzantine hymn, lyre, kithara, psaltery, male chant choir, solemn atmosphere
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Mayan traditional, clay flute, turtle shell percussion, wooden drums, deep male chant
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12th-century Cambodian traditional music, pin peat ensemble, deep male chanting, layered bamboo and gongs, slow ceremonial pacing, sacred and reverent atmosphere
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Traditional Rapa Nui chant, deep male voice, ancestral percussion with stone drums and wooden beats, bone flutes, oceanic conch sound
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Traditional Manding griot song, male voice, kora, ngoni, balafon, tama, calabash, deep chants
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Andalusian courtly music, oud, rabab, qanun, ney, frame drum, male voice, solemn regal tone
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Ancient Inca ceremonial chant, pututu shell trumpets, deep bombo drums, quena and siku ensemble, male priestly chant with female echoing chorus, ancestral ritual tone
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Ancient Russian chant, gusli and zhaleika, deep male choral voices, echoing cathedral resonance, slow procession-like rhythm
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Traditional Japanese, Biwa and Koto ensemble, Male chant voice, Edo-period temple atmosphere
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Persian courtly ode, Mughal instruments (sitar, tabla, tanpura, sarangi, bansuri), male voice, 17th-century royal ambiance
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19th-century ballad, male voice, Swabian folk instruments (zither, harp, hurdy-gurdy, wooden flute, violins, horns)
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1880s patriotic hymn, brass band with fife and snare, upright piano, male chorus, solemn and monumental tone
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19th century Parisian ballad, accordion, violin, harp, upright bass, contralto female voice
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1930s Brazilian popular song, nostalgic tone, male voice, acoustic strings, hand percussion, airy flute
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1973 Australian folk-rock, strummed acoustic guitars, harmonica, didgeridoo drone, male voice, raw harmonies