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A German went to Mexico and turned the border into a musical instrument

June 14, 2017
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This month in Mexico, Markus Rindt, a German symphony conductor who grew up in East Germany under Communism, brought his "Tear Down This Wall!" tour to Mexico, and the US-Mexico border. Things got complicated.

A German went to Mexico and turned the border into a musical instrument
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