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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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Sound Tracks explores how music is transforming politics and culture around the globe. The one-hour pilot serves up a diverse menu of Russian pop, afrobeat, Portuguese fado, and symphonic music.
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