Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders

putin girlsPRI's The World host Marco Werman and the Sound Tracks reporting team travel deep into the heart of international music. Join the adventure, roaming across America and the world in search of compelling music, the stories behind the music and the artists who create it. Each episode features three stories and a special “global hit” performance. Reporters include Alexis Bloom, Arun Rath and Mirissa Neff. The show combines travel, soul-satisfying music and a sense of humor with top-notch journalism.
 

Sound Tracks: Episode 2

Sound Tracks: Episode 2

Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders

Watch the full episode, with stories from Scotland. Senegal, Iceland and the US.

Quick Hits: Jimi Mbaye sings "Birima"

Quick Hits: Jimi Mbaye sings "Birima"

Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders

Watch Senegalese guitarist Jimi Mbaye perform the song "Birima."

Quick Hits: Julie Fowlis

Quick Hits: Julie Fowlis

Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders

Julie Fowlis performs “Tha Mo Ghaol Air Àird” (“My Love is on the High Seas")

Quick Hits: Of Monsters and Men

Quick Hits: Of Monsters and Men

Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders

Nordic pop-folk ensemble Of Monsters and Men performs one of their new hits.

Carolina Chocolate Drops: Don't Get Trouble In Your Mind

Carolina Chocolate Drops: Don't Get Trouble In Your Mind

Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders

The Carolina Chocolate Drops perform a bluegrass standard for Sound Tracks: Quick Hits.

Carolina Chocolate Drops: No Man's Mama

Carolina Chocolate Drops: No Man's Mama

Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders

The Carolina Chocolate Drops perform a blues standard for Sound Tracks: Quick Hits.

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