Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders
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Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders is a one-hour pilot episode for a proposed music, travel and journalism series that first aired nationally on PBS
on January 25, 2010.
The show's Web site includes the streaming video of the entire program, plus additional video and music features: http://www.pbs.org/soundtracks/
Marco Werman
of public radio's "The World" is the host and lead reporter. Other reporters are Alexis Bloom, Arun Rath and Mirissa Neff.
The executive producer is Stephen Talbot
. "Sound Tracks" is a co-production of The Talbot Players in San Francisco and Oregon Public Broadcasting
.
A news magazine format show like 60 Minutes
, the pilot features three stories: a report about a Vladimir Putin
pop propaganda song in Russia; a story about the late Afrobeat star, Fela Kuti
, and
his son, Seun Kuti
, who is following in his father's musical and political footsteps; and how the controversy over the movie "Borat
" led to the creation and performance
of a symphony in Kazakhstan by composer Erran Baron Cohen
(the brother of "Borat" actor Sacha Baron Cohen
). The program concludes with a "global hit" song by the
Portuguese fado star, Mariza.
A full series is in development with KQED-TV in San Francisco for airing on PBS in 2012.
"Sound Tracks presents Quick Hits" is an online spinoff showcasing music videos and interviews each month on the PBS Arts website. Featured "Quick Hits" artists have included Jovanotti, Seu Jorge, KT Tunstall, Ozomatli, Meklit Hadero, Charles Bradley, Dengue Fever, Seun Kuti and Helene Grimaud.
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
on January 25, 2010.
The show's Web site includes the streaming video of the entire program, plus additional video and music features: http://www.pbs.org/soundtracks/
Marco Werman
Marco Werman
Marco Werman is an American radio personality. He is a host, reporter and senior producer in public radio.-Biography and background:Werman is currently a senior producer with Public Radio International's The World, covering music for the program and as a part-time host...
of public radio's "The World" is the host and lead reporter. Other reporters are Alexis Bloom, Arun Rath and Mirissa Neff.
The executive producer is Stephen Talbot
Stephen Talbot
Stephen Henderson Talbot is an award-winning TV reporter, writer, and producer who began his career as a television child actor of the late 1950s and early 1960s...
. "Sound Tracks" is a co-production of The Talbot Players in San Francisco and Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon Public Broadcasting is the primary television and radio public broadcasting network for most of Oregon as well as southern Washington. With its headquarters and television studios in Portland, OPB consists of five full-power television stations, dozens of VHF or UHF translators, and over...
.
A news magazine format show like 60 Minutes
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
, the pilot features three stories: a report about a Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
pop propaganda song in Russia; a story about the late Afrobeat star, Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
Fela Anikulapo Kuti , or simply Fela , was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick.-Biography:...
, and
his son, Seun Kuti
Seun Kuti
Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti , commonly known as Seun Kuti, is a Nigerian musician, and the youngest son of legendary afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. Seun leads his father's former band Egypt 80....
, who is following in his father's musical and political footsteps; and how the controversy over the movie "Borat
Borat
Borat Sagdiyev is a satirical fictional character invented and performed by English comedian Sacha Baron Cohen...
" led to the creation and performance
of a symphony in Kazakhstan by composer Erran Baron Cohen
Erran Baron Cohen
Erran Boaz Baron Cohen is a British composer and trumpet player. He is the brother of the actor Sacha Baron Cohen.-Work:...
(the brother of "Borat" actor Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen is an English stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and voice artist. He is most widely known for his portrayal of three unorthodox fictional characters: Ali G, Borat, and Brüno...
). The program concludes with a "global hit" song by the
Portuguese fado star, Mariza.
A full series is in development with KQED-TV in San Francisco for airing on PBS in 2012.
"Sound Tracks presents Quick Hits" is an online spinoff showcasing music videos and interviews each month on the PBS Arts website. Featured "Quick Hits" artists have included Jovanotti, Seu Jorge, KT Tunstall, Ozomatli, Meklit Hadero, Charles Bradley, Dengue Fever, Seun Kuti and Helene Grimaud.
External links
- http://www.pbs.org/soundtracks/ "Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders" website
- http://www.pbs.org/arts/exhibit/quick-hits-helene-grimaud/ "Sound Tracks presents Quick Hits" website