Sound Tracks | Pilot Episode | PBS
Duration: 55:21 (Full Program)
Program:
Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders (Pilot)
Broadcast Date: Jan. 25, 2010
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."
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Sound Tracks | Seun Kuti performs...
Seun Kuti opens his concert with one of Fela's signature songs, "Zombie". 06:30
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Sound Tracks | Seun Kuti performs...
"Rise" is the title song on Seun Kuti and Egypt 80's new album. 09:11
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Sound Tracks | "Quick Hits"...
Sound Tracks reporter Mirissa Neff interviews singer/songwriter Meklit Hadero. 07:57
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Sound Tracks | "Quick Hits":...
The Italian pop star is interviewed by Marco Werman before the Stern Grove Festival. 11:48
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SOUND TRACKS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS | Oh...
Why did the music composer for outrageous comedy Borat write a symphony for the people of Kazakhstan? SOUND TRACKS:... 02:33
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SOUND TRACKS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS | Black...
In the 1970s, Nigerian sensation Fela Kuti created some of the boldest, most colorful music ever made, inspiring... 02:11
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Sound Tracks | Sean Kuti, "Mosquito...
Watch Sean Kuti perform at an African music festival in Dakar, Senegal in 2005. 04:35
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Sound Tracks | Quick Hits: Yuja Wang Plays...
In this video, Yuja plays two pieces by Gluck and Liszt. 06:42
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Sound Tracks | Quick Hits: Yuja Wang's Polka by...
Yuja Want plays Johann Strauss' 'Tritsch Tratsch Polka' 03:46
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Sound Tracks | Quick Hits: Interview with...
Born in Beijing in 1987, Yuja Wang began playing the piano at the age of six. 13:09
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Sound Tracks | Tom Harrell Performs...
After starting out in a prayerful mood, this saint isn't above getting a little funky. 05:53
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Sound Tracks | Interview with Tom Harrell | PBS
You can use any superlative you like to describe Tom's playing. 09:49
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Sound Tracks | Tom Harrell Performs "Beau...
Jazz trumpeter Tom Harrell plays Debussy's "Beau Soir." 05:34
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Sound Tracks | Tom Harrell Performs...
Jazz trumpeter Tom Harrell plays Debussy's "Passepied." 02:34
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Sound Tracks | Interview with Milos Karadaglic...
Full Program: Milos Karadaglic is more than just a poster boy for the classical guitar. 12:07
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Sound Tracks | Thursday in the Park with Milos...
Full Program: We coaxed Milos out of the recital hall and into the sunlight to perform "Recuerdos". 01:29
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Sound Tracks | Milos Karadaglic performs...
Full Program: Spanish, sad, melodious and displaying Milos' incredibly fast and intricate finger work. 03:31
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Sound Tracks | Milos Karadaglic performs...
Full Program: "Prelude #1" is the show off piece of a young man who says the guitar is his best friend. 04:34
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Sound Tracks | Milos Karadaglic performs...
Full Program: Milos Karadaglic's "Mediterraneo" is a musical tour of his interior & geographical world. 06:28
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Post Date: January 6, 2010







