Cellist Hauser Launches New Cultural Project "Music Unites the World"

The Croatian cellist will perform and record one iconic song from every country in the world to spread a message of unity

The Croatian cellist Stjepan Hauser, who was formerly one half of the duo 2CELLOS, has announced an ambitious new project that highlights the unique sounds of different cultures.

Titled "Music Unites the World," the project will consist of a performance of one defining song from every country in the world. Hauser hopes that the project will spread a message of unity by showing how the expressiveness of music can transcend differences of nationality, religion, or language.

To represent his home country of Croatia, Hauser chose to play the song "Cesarica," which was originally performed by the renowned Oliver Dragojević.

"Oliver was a special artist who inspired me from a young age," Hauser said. "His music is close to my heart, and my collaboration with him will always remain special."

You can follow the progress of the project on Hauser's Instagram account.

"I want to prove, once and for all, that music connects and unites every nation, every culture, and every person on this planet," Hauser said of the project more broadly. "That’s why I decided to play one song from every single country. The project won’t stop until I’ve played a song from every corner of the world. Now, let’s see which nation is the loudest, the wildest, the proudest!"