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Program: Sound Tracks

Episode: Sound Tracks Pilot Episode

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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Duration: (55:21)
Premiere Date: 01/26/2010
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: TV-G


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