SOUND TRACKS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS - OH, KAZAKHSTAN!

SOUND TRACKS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS
Available on PBS January 25th, 2010
(please check local listings)

Producer: The Talbot Players / Oregon Public Broadcasting
Genre: Documentary
Length: 1 Episode/60 Minutes

Marco Werman and the SOUND TRACKS reporting team travel deep into the heart of international music. They trace the legend of Afrobeat creator and superstar Fela Kuti; examine the raging popularity of Vladimir Putins sexy propaganda song; find out if music can help the creators of Borat make amends with the insulted people of Kazakhstan; and capture the mood of a cozy Portuguese bar with diva Mariza. With stirring performances and soulful interviews, SOUND TRACKS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS journeys across the globe on waves of incredible sound. Its a dazzling ride pulsating with humanity, culture and unforgettable stories. SOUND TRACKS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS is produced by The Talbot Players in association with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Executive producers are Stephen Talbot for The Talbot Players and David Davis for Oregon Public Broadcasting. The production is underwritten by AT&T and PBS, with additional funding from the Center for Asian American Media, Pacific Islanders in Communications, Latino Public Broadcasting, Native American Public Telecommunications, and the National Black Programming Consortium.

For more information, please visit the PBS website at: www.pbs.org/soundtracks.