Jamhuri ya Kenya - Twende Mbele

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Kenya is a country in East Africa. The country's capital and largest city is Nairobi, the second megacity is Mombasa. As of 2020, Kenya has the third largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa after Nigeria and South Africa and the largest in Southeast and Central Africa. Kenya gained independence from Great Britain in December 1963. Following the adoption of a new constitution in August 2010, Kenya is divided into 47 semi-autonomous local authorities, so-called counties, each governed by an elected governor.

Kenya - Twende Mbele

Kenya 🥇 - Twende Mbele

República de Cabo Verde - Nôs Ta Bai

Cape Verde is an African island nation consisting of the ten Cape Verde Islands in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometers off the west coast of the African continent. The archipelago has a land area of ​​4,033 km² and a population of approximately 480,000. The capital is Praia.

The former Portuguese colony is now one of the most stable and prosperous countries in Africa.

Cape Verde - Nos Ta Bai

Udzima wa Komori - Twa Enda

Comoros officially known as the Union of the Comoros since 2001, they form a federal island state in the Indian Ocean at the northern exit of the Mozambique Strait between Mozambique and Madagascar. They comprise three of the four main islands of the Comoros archipelago, as well as several smaller islands. The three main islands are Grande Comore (Njazidja), Anjouan (Nzwani), and Mohéli (Mwali). The fourth main island, Mayotte (Mahoré), is an overseas department of France and is also claimed by the union. The nearly one million inhabitants of the Comoros are of mixed, predominantly East African and Arab descent and are mostly Muslim.

The Comoros gained independence from France in 1975 and initially experienced a turbulent history with coups and secessionist movements. The last successful military coup took place in 1999, led by Azali Assoumani. He then ruled the country in an authoritarian manner until 2006 and again since 2016. Human rights violations occur regularly. Corruption is widespread, as is poverty: The Comoros are among the poorest countries in the world.

Comoros - Twa Kwenda Pamoja

Аԥсны (Apsny) - Haķəup (Hakeup)

Abkhazia is a region bordering the Black Sea in the southern Caucasus. As an autonomous republic, it belongs to Georgia under international law, but has considered itself the independent "Republic of Abkhazia" since 1994. The 8,600 km² territory, with an official 2011 estimate of 242,862 inhabitants, has developed its own state structures, which, under Russian protection, evade Georgia's sovereignty.

Abkhazia - Hakeup

Sint Maarten/Saint Martin - Wy Binne Underweis

Sint Maarten is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Dutch Caribbean.

Sint Maarten consists of the southern part of the Caribbean island of St. Martin and several small, uninhabited islands and rocks (Guana Key, Cow & Calf, Hen & Chickens, Molly Beday, and Pelican Key). The northern part of the island is occupied by the French overseas territory of Saint Martin. Sint Maarten is not part of the Schengen Area.

St.Maarten - Wy Binne Underweis

本州 (Honshū) - つよきこころ (Tsuyoki Kokoro)

Kyushu is the largest island in Japan and is also known as Japan's "heartland." It is separated from the island of Hokkaido to the north by the Tsugaru Strait, and from the island of Shikoku to the south by the Seto Inland Sea. Kyushu lies to the southwest, separated from Honshu by the Shimonoseki Strait.

The Japanese capital, Tokyo, is located on Honshu. With an area of ​​approximately 227,942.41 km², Honshu is the seventh-largest island in the world.

Honshu - Tsuyoki Kokoro

מדינת ישראל (Medinat Jisra'el) - מחייכים (Yahad Nelek)

Israel is a state in Western Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean. Israel is the only state in the world with a majority Jewish population and, according to its nation-state law, sees itself as the “nation-state of the Jewish people.” De facto, Israel is a multi-ethnic state in which a significant proportion of the population (around a quarter) are non-Jews.

Israel is geographically part of the Mashreq and borders Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt as well as the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The capital and most populous city of Israel is Jerusalem; however, the United Nations and the majority of its member states do not recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The largest metropolitan area is Gush Dan around the metropolis Tel Aviv-Jaffa on the Mediterranean.

The area that is today Israel is considered the cradle of Judaism and the two younger Abrahamic religions (Christianity and Islam). Israelite kingdoms existed from approximately 1000 to 587 B.C. BC (Israel until 722, Judah until 587); The area then came under the rule of the Babylonians, Persians and Alexander the Great (from 332 BC) and the Diadochi who followed him. After a phase of renewed independence under the Hasmoneans (from 165 BC), it stood since 63 BC. BC successively under Roman, Byzantine, Sassanid, Arab, Ottoman and British rule. The Jews who have lived there for around 3,000 years (Israelites or Hebrews according to biblical usage) have been expelled or forced to emigrate several times throughout history (Jewish diaspora). From the end of the 19th century onwards, there were efforts among European Jews to establish a Jewish state in what was then Ottoman Palestine (Zionism), not least due to increasing anti-Semitism in Europe (Dreyfus affair, pogroms in Eastern Europe, etc.).
A foundation stone for this was laid at the first Zionist Congress in Basel in 1897 under the leadership of Theodor Herzl. The plan to found a state took more concrete form with the British Balfour Declaration of 1917. From 1920 to 1948, the League of Nations mandate for Palestine existed, which was transferred to Great Britain after the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. Increased Jewish immigration and the establishment of proto-state structures led to the first conflicts with the Arab population. The UN partition plan for Palestine of 1947 had the aim of pacifying Palestine, but it was rejected by the Arab side because the partition was associated with a significant territorial renunciation to the detriment of the Arabs. During the Palestine War, Israel declared independence on May 14, 1948. The following decades were marked by the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict.

Israel's political system is based on a parliamentary system of government. The head of government is the Prime Minister appointed by the Knesset; The head of state is the president, who predominantly fulfills representative tasks. Israel is a free, democratic, constitutional state with a strong welfare state; the country is often referred to as the “only democracy in the Middle East.” The predominantly centrally administered Israeli state is divided into six districts, which in turn are divided into 71 cities, 141 municipalities and 53 regional associations (groups of smaller towns to form administrative communities).

The densely populated country has around 10 million inhabitants in 2023, of which around 7.2 million are Jews (73%), 2.1 million are Muslim and Christian Arabs (21%) and another 490,000 inhabitants, including some in the country native minorities such as Christian Aramaeans, Samaritans, Armenians, Circassians and Roma. The Law of Return allows all Jews on earth to settle in Israel. Since around 1990, an increasing number of legal Asian and Eastern European labor migrants as well as illegal immigrants from Africa have been living in the country.

Israel - Yahad Nelek

República de Costa Rica - Donde La Vida

Costa Rica Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordering Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south. It is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The country is considered one of the most progressive in Latin America. The army was abolished in 1948 to promote education and health programs, the country generates almost 100% of its electricity from renewable sources, and ecotourism is strongly promoted. Around 27% of the country's area is protected.

In international comparison, Costa Rica is characterized by a successful political and economic transformation. Unlike many other countries in the region, it has been a stable democracy since the 1950s and, thanks to early social policy measures, was spared the problems of social unrest, civil wars, and dictatorships that were widespread in Latin America in the 20th century. In light of the armed conflicts in neighboring countries at the time, it declared its "permanent and active unarmed neutrality" in 1983 and is also referred to as the "Switzerland of Central America."

Costa Rica - Donde La Vida

Matanitu ko Viti - Daru Lako Vata

Fiji is an island nation in the South Pacific north of New Zealand and east of Australia. Fiji has been independent from the United Kingdom since 1970, since then a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, initially as a monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as head and since 1987 a republic with the capital Suva on the island of Viti Levu. Since the democratic election on September 17, 2014, Fiji has been a parliamentary democracy.

Fiji's recent history has been dominated by the conflict between the indigenous Fijian majority and the country's Indian-origin minority. Fiji is one of the most populous island archipelagos in the Pacific.

Fiji - Daru Lako Vata

Монгол Улс (Mongol Uls) - бид хамтдаа алхаna (Bid Khamtdaa Alkhana)

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Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, between Russia and China. Territorially over four times the size of Germany, the country is the least populated country in the world with around three million inhabitants. More than 40 percent of the country's population lives in the capital Ulaanbaatar. The majority of the population are Mongolians, the slight majority of whom follow Mongolian Buddhism.

The national territory covers most of the Mongolian Plateau. Due to the nature of the soil and the climate, agriculture can hardly be practiced in Mongolia. The landscape is dominated by grassy steppes, with mountains to the north and west, and the Gobi Desert to the south. The most important economic sectors are nomadic livestock farming and mining. The country is one of the ten countries richest in raw materials in the world.

Excavations in the Gobi show that Homo erectus lived in what is now Mongolia 500,000 years ago. Even before the beginning of the Christian era, equestrian nomads such as the Xiongnu or Xianbei united to form large tribes. In 1206, Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, which stretched across Asia and into Europe and was the largest territorially contiguous empire in human history. His grandson Kublai Khan conquered China and founded the Yuan dynasty. After the collapse of this empire, Buddhism increasingly dominated the state. During the Qing Dynasty, “Outer Mongolia” was created as a Chinese province in 1644 on the territory of today's Mongolian state.

From 1912 the region gained extensive autonomy rights. In 1921, the Soviet Union established a puppet government, which proclaimed the Mongolian People's Republic in 1924. During its existence, it was completely dependent on the Soviet Union politically, militarily and economically. It was only during the revolutions in 1989 that the country made the peaceful transition to a democratic parliamentary system of government. On February 12, 1992, parliament sealed the end of the communist system by adopting a new constitution. Since then, Mongolia has been a stable democracy. According to the 2022 Democracy Index, Mongolia is the only democracy in the world completely surrounded by clear dictatorships. The Mongolian population is particularly concerned about the relationship with China, as they are aware of the lack of chances in a possible military conflict and are increasingly becoming dependent on this threatening backdrop.

Mongolia - Bid Khamtdaa Alkhana

Mongolia 🥇 - Bid Khamtdaa Alkhana

Deep cinematic drums, electric guitars, soft strings and choir in the chorus.
Atmosphere: epic, reflective, powerful but peaceful.


World without warriors Wars have no winners

Even as a small child I wanted to learn a musical instrument...

...since there was a music school in our small town where I grew up, but it was limited to the activities of the local musicians' band, the choice was rather limited... because piano, guitar or saxophone were not offered and that's why I decided me for the trumpet, which was not used for cast-technical reasons, so the FLÜGELHORN became my instrument...
In my youth I turned my back on music and was active in sports towards the end of my teenage years...


“I can do many things so intensively that perfection isn’t even necessary.”

St.Maarten - Wy Binne Underweis

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