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TV-PG
2010
1 Season
8.6 (27)

Sound Tracks is a critically acclaimed music and travel series that first premiered in 2010. Produced by PBS, the show is hosted by award-winning journalist Marco Werman, who takes viewers on a musical journey around the world, exploring the cultural significance of music and the impact it has on people

Sound Tracks is a series that ran for 1 seasons (2 episodes) between January 25, 2010 and on PBS

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2. Sound Tracks, Episode 2

October 5, 2012

The future of jazz is explored with Wynton Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as they prepare a Duke Ellington concert for kids in Chicago. Also: the role musician Youssou N'Dour played in Senegal's 2012 presidential election; how Scottish folk singer Julie Fowlis is helping to preserve the Gaelic language and popularize Celtic folk music; the surprising global success of the Icelandic indie folk-pop band Of Monsters and Men.

1. Sound Tracks Pilot Episode

January 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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Where to Watch Sound Tracks

Sound Tracks is available for streaming on the PBS website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Sound Tracks on demand at and PBS.