Name: Music Voyager
Uploaded: 2022-03-25T23:01:01.000Z
Description: Get ready for a music-infused journey around the planet. With locals as guides, we receive a backstage pass to trendy spots, international festivals, and recording studio sessions, and gain deep insights into the soul of each destination.

Get ready for a music-infused journey around the planet. With locals as guides, we receive a backstage pass to trendy spots, international festivals, and recording studio sessions, and gain deep insights into the soul of each destination.

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Mumbai is India's entertainment capital. Meet two of Indian pop music's biggest stars, Kailash Kher and Sona Mohapatra. Along the way, learn the secrets of Bollywood, explore ancient Buddhist caves, and enjoy live performances.

India: Bollywood Adventures

Rajasthan's cultural legacy and music is as soulful as its surroundings. In Jaipur, we are treated to music by Musafir and the Jaipur Kawa Brass Band, and in Jodhpur we will embark on a voyage of musical discovery with the Maharaja.

India: Gypsy Journey

Journey to India's capital of Delhi and explore the vibrant underground music scene. Connect with Sikh music star Rabbi Shergill, visit the rehearsal space of Indian Ocean, meet up with East India Company, and end up with a live DJ set.

India: Delhi Underground

Meet those who are keeping the roots of reggae strong. In St. Thomas we find hot young singer Tarrus Riley, outside of Kingston we visit reggae star Richie Spice, and we will also meet young singer Etana who blends reggae and neo-soul.

Jamaica: Beyond Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae hit the world like a hammer in the 1970s, but where did reggae come from? How did this appealing, soulful sound develop, and where do the roots of this powerful tree extend? Explore the deep history of Jamaican music.

Jamaica: Roots, Rock, Reggae

Experience the power of the dancehall movement at the Reggae Sumfest and Fully Loaded festivals. Meet legendary producer King Jammy, make an inspiring visit to Flankers, and interact with scorching young talents Chino and Steven McGregor.

Jamaica: Dancehall Marathon

In Denver, Colorado we meet with banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck, visit the workshop where the GRAMMY statuettes are lovingly handcrafted, and explore nearby ski resorts, local record stores, dance clubs to soak in the Denver experience.

Road to a Grammy: Rocky Mountain Adventure

We continue our Road to a GRAMMY journey by meeting up with GRAMMY winner India Arie, stunning singer Dobet Gnahore, and superstar Idan Raichel in Washington D.C., and travel to the heart of Cajun country to meet Cedric Watson.

Road to a Grammy: From D.C. to Cajun Country

Experience GRAMMY awards weekend when the city lights up with celebrity parties, concerts, and special events. Meet renowned producer and songwriter Tricky Stewart, and step outside the chaos to explore Los Angeles' music highlights.

Road to a Grammy: Los Angeles - City of Stars

Lafayette is the epicenter of Cajun and Creole culture, a place where infectious rhythms of zydeco and Cajun music echo across the bayou. Settle in with Music Voyager and experience the food, lifestyles, and culture of Southwest Louisiana.

Lafayette, Louisiana Sounds from the Bayou

Shreveport is a city with rich musical history, and it is a crossroads between the deep African American traditions of the south, country music, Western swing, and rockabilly. Blues guitar virtuoso Kenny Wayne Shepherd graciously hosts.

Shreveport, Louisiana: Road through Northern Louisiana

In New Orleans, the local music and cuisine have a lot in common: they are both spicy, fused with a multicultural mix of ingredients, and once you have had a taste, all you want is more. Music Voyager arrives just as Mardi Gras amps up.

New Orleans, Louisiana: The Perfect Musical Storm

The Music Voyager team heads to Bogota, Colombia to explore the city's thriving rock and pop music scene. We are treated to an unplugged performance by Aterciopelados, a ceremony with Arahuaco shamans, and a special performance by Fonseca.

Colombia: Colombia Rocks!

Cali is the capital of salsa, and it is also the urban center of the country's Afro-Pacific culture. Discover how salsa, not born in Colombia, became adopted as a cultural native style. We begin by meeting with the salsa band Grupo Niche.

Colombia: The Capital of Salsa

Medellin is infamous as the home of drug baron Pablo Escobar, however Music Voyager discovers that the Medellín of today is a modern, thriving city nestled in a gorgeous mountain valley. There is also a thriving musical community here.

Colombia: The New Medellin

One of the latest and most exciting trends in Colombian music is the fusion of traditional rhythms and melodies with electronic beats and modern influences. Join Music Voyager and experience Bogota's cutting-edge, electro-tropical music.

Colombia: Colombia's Electro-Tropical Beats

Music Voyager's journey stretches from farmland through the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Mountain range to the Caribbean coast where we find the city of Valledupar, the cradle of vallenato, a distinctly Colombian musical style.

Colombia: Heartbeat of Vallenato

Cumbia, an iconic rhythm popular in almost every corner of Latin America, was born along Colombia's Caribbean coast. Cartagena, on the other hand, is bouncing to the hot sounds of champeta that blends a variety of musical characteristics.

Colombia: Afro-Colombian Grooves

In Bristol, Tennessee, Jacob meets with Georgia Warren, along with musicians Megan Jean and the KFB and The Black Lillies. Then, Music Voyager heads to Knoxville, where they meet Scott Miller, R.B. Morris, The Roys, Dan Landrum, and Yarn.

East Tennessee: Cradle of Country Music

Arriving in Memphis during "Elvis Week," Music Voyager seeks out the young and old generations of the blues, meeting Will Tucker, Brandon Bailey, the North Mississippi All Stars, The Bo-Keys, Amy Lavere, and Freesol.

Tennessee: Memphis Mojo

Music Voyager takes on Nashville, Tennessee, meeting Vince Gill at the Grand Ole Opry. Alongside visiting the Bluebird Cafe, Jacob meets Elizabeth Miller, Alison Brown, The Grascals, Gabe Dixon, Casey Wasner, Keb' Mo', and Those Darlins.

Nashville: Music City

Music Voyager invites four of the very best singer-songwriters to the Ford Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Buddy Miller, Darrel Scott, Elizabeth Cook, and Guy Clark are featured in this Music Voyager special edition.

The Round: A Music Voyager Special

Music Voyager travels to Israel to attend a once-in-a-lifetime concert of The Idan Raichel Project at the foot of the magnificent "Solomon's Pillars," a natural rock formation in the Negev Desert near the Red Sea resort city of Eilat.

Israel: Voices from the Desert

Music Voyager travels to Jerusalem and Northern Israel to discover the sights and sounds of a region rich with ancient history and religious significance.

Israel: Songs from the Holy Land

Tel Aviv is a vibrant and striking blend of old and new. From the ancient port of Jaffa to modern skyscrapers and trendy nightclubs, Tel Aviv is the epicenter of Israel's arts scene and most of the country's top musicians live here.

Israel: Tel Aviv - Rocking Israel

This is Istanbul - The City of the World's Desire. Nil Karaibrahimgil takes us to her favorite trendy boutique, treats us to unplugged performances of some her best-known songs, and gives us an exclusive invitation to her private home.

Turkey: Istanbul Crossroads

Music Voyager explores Turkey's mystical side. From trance-inducing whirling dervishes and surreal landscapes to trippy Turkish Psychedelic Rock, meet Baba Zula, clarinet player Serkan Çagri, and experience a sensual belly dance.

Turkey: Mystical Cappadocia

Few locations on Earth combine natural beauty, local cuisine, dynamic culture, and energetic nightlife with a history that goes back millennia. Music Voyager travels to Izmir, Turkey, and this is where you need to visit in the summertime.

Turkey: Aegean Beats of Turkey

Music Voyager heads to Hollywood... in Florida. Often overshadowed by its flashier neighbor to the south, Miami Beach, this Hollywood has been letting the world know that it has something special, and it is using music to tell its story.

Florida: The Other Hollywood

This is a voyage of discovery, one filled with surprises, adventurous cuisine, and music that is experimental, animated, and sometimes just plain unusual. Meet the colorful people that make Tokyo one of the world's greatest cities.

Japan: Tokyo - Electric City

Journey to Tohoku, a region rich in cultural tradition. Composers Yoshihide Otomo and Riuchi Sakamoto invite us to experience a concert whose goal is to foster healing, hope, and to strengthen the indomitable spirit of the Japanese people.

Japan: Tohoku - Japan Rising

Miami is a city that everyone recognizes but few truly know. The heartbeat of Miami exists in its vibrant multicultural communities, and together with Music Voyager, you will experience the fiery sounds of Miami's creative music scene.

Florida: Miami - The Magic City

Nestled in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, Telluride is home to many infamous festivals. From Blues and Brews, Mushroom, Mountainfilm, to Bluegrass and Jazz, Music Voyager explores why Telluride has become a haven for creators of all trades.

Colorado: Telluride

Our host, Jacob Edgar, joins The Haunted Windchimes' founder, Inaiah Lujan, in Pueblo, Colorado to experience the ways in which this industrious city has promoted various forms of creative expression to revitalize its community.

Colorado: Pueblo

Host Tacuma Bradley explores Atlanta's vibrant landscape while following the six degrees of separation between the people he meets, including musicians, Kristian and Brandon Bush, Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics, Killer Mike, and Big Boi.

Georgia: Atlanta

Music Voyager travels into the heartland of Georgia to understand the culture, arts, and people that have helped create the 'sound' of America. Today, musicians such as Kishi Bashi, The Whigs, and Otis Redding III call this region home.

Georgia: Athens and Macon

The Music Voyager team delves deep into the Georgian heartlands where spirituals, gospel, and the blues laid the foundation for American pop music. Along the way, we meet Freedom Singer Ms. Harris, and we head to Ma Rainy's house.

Georgia: Albany and Columbus

Jacob and the Music Voyager crew travel to Nassau, Bahamas to experience the thrill of the Junkanoo celebrations, and visit the Junkanoo Expo Museum to check out some interesting historical artifacts.

Bahamas: Junkanoo Celebration

Music Voyager explores the local music scene on Cat Island in the Bahamas. Hear performances by traditionalists Bo Hog and the Rooters, the more modern Stileet, the spiritually motivated Region Bells, and the gospel group Shaback.

Bahamas: Raking and Scraping Across the Islands

Music Voyager looks at the impact Bahamian music has made on popular music in the Bahamas, as well as around the world.

Bahamas: From the Islands to the World

Experience the creative soul of Atlanta through the intersecting worlds of five amazing artists, including music superstar Janelle Monae, and alternative hip-hop group Arrested Development.

Atlanta Special: Portrait of the Artists' City

Experience a side of Nassau that has never been seen before. Creative Nassau pushes the boundaries of the Caribbean islands over the edge into a new era of entertainment. Bahamians are more vibrant than the very oceans that surround them.

Bahamas: Funky Nassau

Antigua and Barbuda tell a story of culture hospitality and culture. With music as our guide, we follow the trail across the islands to find the heartbeat of the country through its rhythms. The pulse of Antigua and Barbuda is calling.

Antigua and Barbuda

Stories, myths, and legends fuse with everyday life across the 365 islands that form the Exumas. Music Voyager traces the legends of these islands to discover that the land and the ocean blend perfectly into their historical narrative.

Bahamas: Exuma

As we traverse the island of Eleuthera, we learn that while life may seem different between Eleuthera, Harbor Islands, and Spanish Wells, it is the people that collectively possess a single voice that ultimately forms the island's culture.

Bahamas: Eleuthera

Three friends, Nouamane Lahlou, Hassan Hakmoun, and Laurent Le Gall, meet in the famous city of Casablanca to begin their Moroccan trek. Through their journey, they seek to understand the country's cities through their history and culture.

Morocco: Gateway to Africa - The North

We begin our journey in the Atlas Mountains before traveling onward to Fes, Khenifra, and Merzouga. As the topography changes, notice how the people, culture, and music also change as well. Experience the Sahara Desert under the stars.

The Heart of Morocco: The Center

Three travelers explore the Southern cities of Morocco, including Mogador, Agadir, and the Moroccan Sahara. They also visit the Timitar music festival to experience the music and culture that thrive in this region.

The Spirit of Morocco: The South

Music Voyager travels to Atlanta, Georgia where artistic collaboration thrives. One artist introduces us to the next, as we gain special access to the Atlanta Ballet and the Atlanta Symphony, and meet with two unique graffiti artists.

Atlanta's Stage

In Atlanta, Georgia, Creative Director Camille Love helps us set our course to discover the city's artistic talent, including modern artist Famaou Pecou, DJ and Producer Kemit, as well as Michael Haverty, Mark Jacobs, and Ashley Zeltser.

Atlanta's Canvas

Explore the different sights, sounds, and tastes of one of the most intriguing and exotic countries in South America- Peru. In the cosmopolitan capital of Lima, the amazing cuisines and legendary music of Peruvian legend spring to life.

Peru: Lima Original

Music Voyager takes us to Peru's Paracas National Reserve that protects both white sand deserts and marine ecosystems, including the Nazca lines. Also, explore the origins of Afro-Peruvian music and trek across the Peruvian Galapagos.

Peru: Paracas

The city of Iquitos, Peru is a gateway into the wilds of the Northern Amazon jungle. Sail by boat along the Amazon River and experience firsthand the rich diversity of this region and everything that makes it a very special place.

Peru: Amazon

The funky new Lima is vibrant, colorful, and rhythmic, Co-Host Alvaro is a rockstar in Peru and together we see the young Lima through his eyes. We also get to see Lima off the tourist grid, through the life of a 'Trendsetter.'

Peru: Contemporary Lima

Join Music Voyager in Florence and experience this famous city by both day and night, including a visit to the Ferragamo Museum. We will also tour the city of Lucca, the magnificent Cinque Terre, as well as the historic city of Siena.

Yellow Roads of Italy: Florence through Tuscany

Venture along the Yellow Roads of Italy. We begin with a private performance at the Posta de Donini Hotel, followed by a visit to the city of Perugia. Also, dine in the lush vineyards of Lungarotti, and get a private tour of the Vatican.

Yellow Roads of Europe: All Roads Lead to Rome

Travel the length of Italy's illustrious Amalfi Coast. From Positano to Capri, soak in the unique culture and cuisine of the region before ending with a private performance by a group of Tarantula musicians in a private wine cellar.

Yellow Roads of Italy - The Amalfi Coast and Capri

This is your chance to experience the rich culture of Sicily. Music Voyager travels into the heart of Sicily where we will dine with royalty and toast the region's famous vineyards amid the shadows of a Mount Etna.

Yellow Roads of Italy - The Two Sicilies

Cam Kirk and Maddie Ivey invite us on their collaborative photoshoot project for the Atlanta United soccer team. We also explore Buford Highway with OkCello and Taria Camerino, visit the Lotus Eaters Club, and check out Orpheus Brewery.

ATL: Mojo of Collaboration

Atlanta is a melting pot for creativity. First, we meet with Chef Nhan Le, Skip Engelbrecht, George Long, and Nicolette Valdespino. Then, we experience an improvisational performance before Music Producer KP introduces us to artist Kap G.

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