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Sound Tracks Pilot Episode

Season 1 Episode 1 | 55m 21s

Explore the making of a post-Soviet propaganda tune. Watch how the Seun Kuti, the youngest son of Afrobeat superstar Fela Kuti, is keeping his father's flame alive. Find out why the composer of the mockumentary Borat wrote a symphony for the people of Kazakhstan. Finally for our Global Hit listen to a performance by Mariza, the queen of fado, Portugal's "blues."

Aired: 01/24/10 | 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.
Watch the full episode, with stories from Scotland. Senegal, Iceland and the US.
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."
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