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Sound Tracks, Episode 2

Season 1 Episode 2 | 55m 32s

In Episode 2, see how folk singer Julie Fowlis is leading a revival of Gaelic culture from the Scottish Highlands. Join African singer and activist Youssou N'Dour as he tries to run for president of Senegal, and watch jazz superstar Wynton Marsalis on the road in Chicago with his orchestra. The show closes with a "global hit" performance by Of Monsters and Men, a young band from Iceland.

Aired: 10/03/12 | Expires: 08/01/25
Extras
Inspired by Latin music, jazz, funk and Afrobeat, Antibalas delvers music with a message.
An interview with two members of the Brooklyn-based Afrobeat band Antibalas.
Inspired by Latin music, jazz, funk and Afrobeat, Antibalas delivers music with a message.
Airs Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Julie Fowlis performs “Tha Mo Ghaol Air Àird” (“My Love is on the High Seas").
Watch Julie Fowlis and Alex Salmond discuss the possibility of an independent Scotland.
Of Monsters and Men performs their smash hit live for Sound Tracks: Quick Hits.
Nordic pop-folk ensemble Of Monsters and Men performs one of their new hits.
Watch Senegalese guitarist Jimi Mbaye perform the song "Birima."
Sound Tracks is coming to PBS this Fall.
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