Music Voyager
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Music Voyager | Joe Arroyo performs on Music...
Legendary tropical music singer and songwriter Joe Arroyo treated us to a rare live session during Music Voyager's... 04:30
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Music Voyager | Totó la Momposina performs in... (#209)
Music Voyager met up with the legendary Totó la Momposina on the beaches of Cartagena in Colombia and were blessed... 03:08
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Music Voyager | Grupo Bahia performs on Music...
Musician and ethnomusicologist Hugo Candelario founded Grupo Bahia over 20 years ago, with a mission to promote and... 02:58
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Music Voyager | Puerto Candelaria in Medellin,...
In this excerpt from our Colombian journey, we are treated to a performance by retro cumbia jazz band Puerto... 01:48
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Music Voyager | La Mojarra Electrica live in...
Electrotropical pioneers La Mojarra Eléctrica treat Music Voyager viewers to a concert on the street corner where... 03:02
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Series Description: The new travel-based music series MUSIC VOYAGER features host Jacob Edgar exploring thriving, exotic global music scenes to discover emerging talent. Edgar - an ethnomusicologist, cultural musician and music critic - travels all over the world to hear cutting-edge musicians and immerse himself in their cultures. In the series' first episode, Edgar ventures to Mumbai, Delhi to create a hit Bollywood song with vocalist Sona Mohapatra and meet Kailash Kher, one of India's most prolific performers, producers and musical stars. Kher also brings the members of his hit band Kalisa into the studio for a private, intimate performance with Edgar. Other episodes include journeys to Jamaica, New Orleans, New York and Chicago.
All Upcoming Episodes
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The New Medellin (#206)
Tour a local hip-hop school and an inventive restaurant in Columbia's thriving city of Medellin. [27 minutes]
- Tue, May 21, 8:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Tue, May 21, 2:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Colombia's Electro Tropical Beats (#207)
One of the latest and most exciting trends in Colombian music fuses the traditional rhythms and melodies with electronic beats and modern influences. Host Jacob Edgar explores this cutting-edge... [27 minutes]
- Thu, May 23, 8:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Thu, May 23, 2:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Heartbeat of Vallenato (#208)
Host Jacob Edgar's journeys through Colombia reveal the country's amazing geographical, cultural and musical diversity. This time, his travels take him from the ranches and farmlands of Valledupar... [27 minutes]
- Tue, May 28, 8:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Tue, May 28, 2:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Afro-Colombian Grooves (#209)
From Cartagena's gorgeous old city to the rough and tumble streets and beaches of La Boquilla, this episode of Music Voyager provides entree into the beauty, rhythms and culture of this colorful... [27 minutes]
- Thu, May 30, 8:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Thu, May 30, 2:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Eastern Tennessee: Cradle of Country Music (#301)
Jacob Edgar explores Bristol, a city that proudly calls itself the birthplace of country music. [27 minutes]
- Tue, June 4, 8:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Tue, June 4, 2:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Memphis: Memphis Mojo (#302)
Bobby "Blue" Bland, 17-year-old guitarist Will Tucker and the annual "Elvis Week" are showcased. [27 minutes]
- Thu, June 6, 8:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Thu, June 6, 2:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Nashville: Music City (#303)
Jacob Edgar receives a tour of Nashville's iconic Grand Ole Opry by country superstar Vince Gill. [27 minutes]
- Tue, June 11, 8:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Tue, June 11, 2:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Tennessee Special - Round (#304)
Singer-songwriters Buddy Miller, Darrel Scott, Elizabeth Cook and Guy Clark perform in Nashville. [27 minutes]
- Thu, June 13, 8:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Thu, June 13, 2:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Israel: Voices from the Desert (#305)
Showcases a concert of The Idan Raichel Project at the foot of the magnificent "Solomon's Pillars." [27 minutes]
- Tue, June 18, 8:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Tue, June 18, 2:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Israel: Songs from the Holy Land (#306)
The popular band Hadag Nahash performs at the picturesque Mahane Yehuda market in Jersualem. [27 minutes]
- Thu, June 20, 8:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Thu, June 20, 2:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Israel: Tel Aviv - Rocking Israel (#307)
Jacob Edgar meets the revered singer-songwriter Ehud Banai and producer and remixer Kutiman. [27 minutes]
- Tue, June 25, 8:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Tue, June 25, 2:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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Istanbul Crossroads (#401)
Jacob Edgar checks out some of the sights and sounds found in "The City of the World's Desire." [27 minutes]
- Thu, June 27, 8:30 AM on IPTV Learns
- Thu, June 27, 2:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Past Episodes
These episodes of Music Voyager aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- The Capital of Salsa (#205)
- Colombia Rocks! (#204)
- New Orleans: The Perfect Musical Storm (#203)
- Shreveport: Road Through Northern Louisiana (#202)
- Lafayette: Sounds from the Bayou (#201)
- Los Angeles City of Stars (#109)
- Dancehall Marathon (#106)
- Roots, Rock, Reggae (#105)
- Beyond Bob Marley (#104)
- Delhi (#103)
- Rajasthan (#102)
- Mumbai (#101)




