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Paris, France Exhibition honors musician Fela Kuti, a Nigerian musician who helped create the music genre Afrobeat, is being honored by an exhibition at the Paris Philharmonic concert hall. The exhibition re-creates Kuti’s famous nightclub called the Shrine. Kuti, who died in 1997, was a singer, trumpeter, saxophonist, pianist, and composer. He inspired many musical artists, like Paul McCartney, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, and Burna Boy. He also used music to protest Nigeria’s government. Bergün, Switzerland Longest train completes trip The world’s longest passenger train completed a journey through the Alps mountains in Switzerland. The train, which had 100 cars and was 1.2 miles long, traveled 15.5 miles along a track that includes many tunnels and bridges. Train enthusiasts lined the route to watch the train wind through the Alps. The record…

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