You've heard that music is a universal language, but what's with all the recordings coming out of tiny Iceland of all places?

You don't even necessarily need to understand the language to be able to feel the emotional quality or what's being conveyed in the music.

In just a bit, a Seattle radio host tells us why he flies to Reykjavik every November

to hear what hundreds of musicians from around the world are saying in their music.

A theater director from Athens tells us how the classics of Greek theater have never lost their relevance.

The characters start becoming more easy for us to identify with, to see ourselves in them.

And hear how Shakespeare rings true to the people of East Africa.

What few people realize is that very early on in his history

Shakespeare became detached from Britain from being simply a British

possession. You've got a front row seat as we explored the universal appeal of

Shakespeare, Greek theater, and global music.

It's all in the hour ahead on Travel with Rick Steves.

The land of Fire and Ice has become one of the hottest destinations for travelers.

Coming up on today's Travel with Rick Steves, we'll hear about the lively music scene in Iceland,

where hundreds of musicians and songwriters are finding audiences from around the world.

Kevin Cole from Seattle's K-E-X-P radio tells us why he takes a crew to Reykjavik every November

to broadcast performances from a big contemporary music festival there.

And a literature instructor from Cambridge joins us in just a bit to explain how the works of William Shakespeare really do have universal appeal.

Edmund Wilson Lee grew up in Kenya.

He shares what he's discovered about the role of Shakespeare in East Africa.

It's not just a symbol of British colonizers anymore, but delights local audiences and even

has a hand in forging national identities.

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