Carlos Muhammad von Memmingen III was a traveling bard. As a Spanish-Dutch-German-Turkish Muslim man, he sought to find solace in traveling the world. Hoping to find new religiosity whilst doing so. With his laúd and his fashionable mustache and goatee, he travelled on foot from Memmingen southward through the Tirolian mountains in Austria, the Swiss Alps, the highlands of Lombary, until he reached the port of Genoa. Carlos then took a boat to Corsica where he stayed for a few days. He found the Corsicans' unique language amusing, as he could not tell whether they were speaking Italian with a French accent, or French with and Italian accent. After his stay, he took a boat to Barcelona and was surprised to see the nationalist sentiment that was apparent in Catalonia. Tired of listening to protests, he left 2 days after and made his way by road to Toledo, the historical capital of the Spanish Empire. He was amazed as he witnessed the historical Spanish architechture and their history. He found the people to be kind and they enjoyed the music he would play on the street.
After his pleasant week long stay in Toledo, he walked with an Andalusian caravan to the Straits of Gibraltar. He took a ferry to Morocco and met with his Muslim brothers in Tangiers. While in Tangiers, he stayed for 12 days and enjoyed the traditional Moroccan foods and markets. He travelled with another caravan down to Tafilalt. He marveled at the gold mines that were being administrated there. After 2 nights, he travelled west to Ifni. He sailed to Bahia in Brazil and spoke with the Afro-Brazilians who retold their ancestors stories about the colonial days under the Columbian Exchange. These friendly Brazilians taught him the art of Samba and Bossa guitar. He stayed for 3 days in Bahia singing his newly learned Brazilians songs. He travelled south to Sao Paulo after his stay. While in Sao Paulo, he spoke with the Japanese-Brazilian population there. They talked of their history there and of their relations with Japan. He was pleased to learn about their unique culture. After his stay, he went to Rio de Janeiro. He soon tired himself after seeing so many confused tourists there. However, for his short stay, he enjoyed the Samba and Bossa Nova he heard there.
He left Rio for his hometown in Memmingen. He took a plane and arrived at the Munich airport. From Munich, he drove to Memmingen, through Bavarian forests and Swabian grasslands. From his adventures, he realized that his music was his passion, and that he was meant to be a nomadic musician. His music, wherever he went, was appreciated and enjoyed by all peoples. If there was a case where his music couldn't fit the location he travelled, he was quite adept at learning the local music on his laúd. From his journeys in Iberia and the Maghreb, to his travels in South America, he witnessed poverty and privilege. However, these people, regardless of their situations, found peace and found themselves free from worry within music. His Muslims brothers, his Spanish cousins, and his Brazilian comrades would all remember the joy he brought with his music. The hearts he lightened and the minds he opened would be forever grateful for his wonderful music.