Current A–Z Programs

Program Reminder:

Music Voyager

(visit website)
Ch. Title Description # Day Date Time Length RPT CC DVS AD MD
10.1 Memphis: Memphis Mojo Memphis has played an important role in the history of Blues, Rock and Roll and Soul music. Host Jacob Edgar witnesses the meeting of young and old when blues veteran Bobby "Blue" Bland jams with 17-year-old guitar wizard Will Tucker. The elder statesman schools the young Tucker in the finer points of the Blues, before a scorching performance at the B.B. King nightclub on Memphis's famous Beale Street. (2 of 7)
WEB LINK		 302 SU 05/13/12 12:30am 00:27:56 (RPT) (CC) × ST
10.1 From D.C. to Cajun Country Host Jacob Edgar continues his Road to a GRAMMY journey by meeting GRAMMY winner India Arie in Washington D.C. Dobet Gnahore, a stunning singer from West Africa, who shares a GRAMMY nomination with Arie is profiled. Arie and Israeli superstar Idan Raichel team up. Jacob travels to Lafayette, Louisiana, to meet up with Cedric Watson, a young accordionist and violin player who has been making big waves in the Creole music world. The good times roll on the bayou, with a crawfish cookout, intimate porch-side concerts and a raucous Zydeco dance party at the famed Blue Moon night club.
WEB LINK		 108 SU 06/10/12 12:30am 00:26:21 - (CC) × ST
10.1 Colombia's Electro Tropical Beats One of the latest and most exciting trends in Colombian music fuses the traditional rhythms and melodies with electronic beats and modern influences. Host Jacob Edgar explores this cutting-edge Bogota scene, starting with an electrifying live performance in the streets with La Mojarra Electrica. Then, he meets British DJ and producer Richard Blaire, whose Sidestepper project pioneered the electrotropical trend.
WEB LINK		 207 WE 06/13/12 11:30pm 00:27:29 - (CC) × ST
10.1 Heartbeat of Vallenato Host Jacob Edgar's journeys through Colombia reveal the country's amazing geographical, cultural and musical diversity. His travels take him from the ranches and farmlands of Valledupar through the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range and on to the Caribbean coast. The small city of Valledupar is the cradle of vallenato,a rustic, folksy and distinctly Colombian music style. There, Edgar meets Fonseca, one of Colombia’s biggest stars, who has incorporated the vallenato style into the tropipop sound he made famous.
WEB LINK		 208 WE 06/20/12 11:30pm 00:27:29 - (CC) × ST
36.1 Colombia's Electro Tropical Beats One of the latest and most exciting trends in Colombian music fuses the traditional rhythms and melodies with electronic beats and modern influences. Host Jacob Edgar explores this cutting-edge Bogota scene, starting with an electrifying live performance in the streets with La Mojarra Electrica. Then, he meets British DJ and producer Richard Blaire, whose Sidestepper project pioneered the electrotropical trend.
WEB LINK		 207 SU 05/27/12 11:00pm 00:27:29 (RPT) (CC) × ST
36.1 Heartbeat of Vallenato Host Jacob Edgar's journeys through Colombia reveal the country's amazing geographical, cultural and musical diversity. His travels take him from the ranches and farmlands of Valledupar through the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range and on to the Caribbean coast. The small city of Valledupar is the cradle of vallenato,a rustic, folksy and distinctly Colombian music style. There, Edgar meets Fonseca, one of Colombia’s biggest stars, who has incorporated the vallenato style into the tropipop sound he made famous.
WEB LINK		 208 SA 06/09/12 09:00pm 00:27:29 (RPT) (CC) × ST
36.1 Heartbeat of Vallenato Host Jacob Edgar's journeys through Colombia reveal the country's amazing geographical, cultural and musical diversity. His travels take him from the ranches and farmlands of Valledupar through the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range and on to the Caribbean coast. The small city of Valledupar is the cradle of vallenato,a rustic, folksy and distinctly Colombian music style. There, Edgar meets Fonseca, one of Colombia’s biggest stars, who has incorporated the vallenato style into the tropipop sound he made famous.
WEB LINK		 208 SU 06/17/12 11:30pm 00:27:29 (RPT) (CC) × ST
36.1 Afro-Colombian Grooves From Cartagena's gorgeous old city to the rough and tumble streets and beaches of La Boquilla, host Jacob Edgar dives into the beauty, rhythms and culture of this colorful city. Colombia's beautiful Caribbean coast gave rise to cumbia,the iconic Colombian rhythm now popular in nearly every corner of Latin America. Edgar discovers sights of Cartagena da Indias alongside Toto la Momposina, one of the most respected figures in Colombian music, who performs with her band on the beach as local children dance along.
WEB LINK		 209 SU 06/24/12 11:30pm 00:27:30 (RPT) (CC) × ST
36.2 From D.C. to Cajun Country Host Jacob Edgar continues his Road to a GRAMMY journey by meeting GRAMMY winner India Arie in Washington D.C. Dobet Gnahore, a stunning singer from West Africa, who shares a GRAMMY nomination with Arie is profiled. Arie and Israeli superstar Idan Raichel team up. Jacob travels to Lafayette, Louisiana, to meet up with Cedric Watson, a young accordionist and violin player who has been making big waves in the Creole music world. The good times roll on the bayou, with a crawfish cookout, intimate porch-side concerts and a raucous Zydeco dance party at the famed Blue Moon night club.
WEB LINK		 108 SU 06/10/12 12:30am 00:26:21 - (CC) × ST
36.2 Colombia's Electro Tropical Beats One of the latest and most exciting trends in Colombian music fuses the traditional rhythms and melodies with electronic beats and modern influences. Host Jacob Edgar explores this cutting-edge Bogota scene, starting with an electrifying live performance in the streets with La Mojarra Electrica. Then, he meets British DJ and producer Richard Blaire, whose Sidestepper project pioneered the electrotropical trend.
WEB LINK		 207 WE 06/13/12 11:30pm 00:27:29 - (CC) × ST
36.2 Heartbeat of Vallenato Host Jacob Edgar's journeys through Colombia reveal the country's amazing geographical, cultural and musical diversity. His travels take him from the ranches and farmlands of Valledupar through the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range and on to the Caribbean coast. The small city of Valledupar is the cradle of vallenato,a rustic, folksy and distinctly Colombian music style. There, Edgar meets Fonseca, one of Colombia’s biggest stars, who has incorporated the vallenato style into the tropipop sound he made famous.
WEB LINK		 208 WE 06/20/12 11:30pm 00:27:29 - (CC) × ST
36.3 Eastern Tennessee: Cradle of Country Music Host Jacob Edgar begins his Tennessee journey in Bristol, the city in the northeast corner of the state that proudly calls itself the birthplace of country music. He visits 96-year-old Georgia Warren, the last surviving participant of the legendary "Bristol Sessions" of 1927, which introduced the sounds of Appalachia to a wide audience. (1 of 7)
WEB LINK		 301 SU 06/03/12 08:30am 00:27:56 - (CC) × ST
36.3 Memphis: Memphis Mojo Memphis has played an important role in the history of Blues, Rock and Roll and Soul music. Host Jacob Edgar witnesses the meeting of young and old when blues veteran Bobby "Blue" Bland jams with 17-year-old guitar wizard Will Tucker. The elder statesman schools the young Tucker in the finer points of the Blues, before a scorching performance at the B.B. King nightclub on Memphis's famous Beale Street. (2 of 7)
WEB LINK		 302 WE 06/06/12 08:30am 00:27:56 - (CC) × ST
36.3 Memphis: Memphis Mojo Memphis has played an important role in the history of Blues, Rock and Roll and Soul music. Host Jacob Edgar witnesses the meeting of young and old when blues veteran Bobby "Blue" Bland jams with 17-year-old guitar wizard Will Tucker. The elder statesman schools the young Tucker in the finer points of the Blues, before a scorching performance at the B.B. King nightclub on Memphis's famous Beale Street. (2 of 7)
WEB LINK		 302 WE 06/06/12 02:30pm 00:27:56 - (CC) × ST
36.3 Nashville: Music City Host Jacob Edgar receives a personal tour of Nashville's iconic Grand Ole Opry by country superstar Vince Gill. Then, he sees Elizabeth Miller perform at a funky bar in East Nashville, the bohemian district home to many of the city's musicians. He checks out Music Row, the epicenter of Nashville's music business, to visit Compass Records and then tour Gruhn Guitars, which supplies vintage gear to the world's top musicians. (3 of 7)
WEB LINK		 303 SU 06/10/12 08:30am 00:27:56 - (CC) × ST
36.3 Tennessee Special - Round Music Voyager invites four of Nashville's most prolific and successful songwriters for an intimate and rare performance at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Featured artists include revered singer-songwriters Buddy Miller, Darrel Scott, Elizabeth Cook and Guy Clark.
WEB LINK		 304 WE 06/13/12 08:30am 00:27:05 - (CC) × ST
36.3 Tennessee Special - Round Music Voyager invites four of Nashville's most prolific and successful songwriters for an intimate and rare performance at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Featured artists include revered singer-songwriters Buddy Miller, Darrel Scott, Elizabeth Cook and Guy Clark.
WEB LINK		 304 WE 06/13/12 02:30pm 00:27:05 - (CC) × ST
36.3 Israel: Voices from the Desert Host Jacob Edgar 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. Idan Raichel, an internationally renowned star of the Israeli music scene, serves as his guide. Ravid Kahalani performs in an unplugged session with members of his side project Yemen Blues and talks about the unique history and music of the Yemenite community. Cabra Casey, another lead voice in the Idan Raichel Project, introduces the fascinating story of Israel's Ethiopian immigrants. He also meets Palestinian-Israeli singer and television actress Mira Awad, who has recorded with Idan Raichel.
WEB LINK		 305 SU 06/17/12 08:30am 00:27:46 - (CC) × ST
36.3 Israel: Songs from the Holy Land Music Voyager host Jacob Edgar travels to Jerusalem and northern Israel to discover the sights and sounds of a region rich with ancient history and religious significance. The popular band Hadag Nahash blends hip-hop, funk and soul with politically expedient Hebrew lyrics to draw attention to the complex issues facing Israeli society. He visits leading Shephardic singer Yasmin Levy at her home on the outskirts of the city, where she performs songs in the Spanish-derived Ladino language. Leading singer-songwriter David Broza invites Jacob to visit a village devoted to peace between Arabs and Jews.
WEB LINK		 306 WE 06/20/12 08:30am 00:27:56 - (CC) × ST
36.3 Israel: Songs from the Holy Land Music Voyager host Jacob Edgar travels to Jerusalem and northern Israel to discover the sights and sounds of a region rich with ancient history and religious significance. The popular band Hadag Nahash blends hip-hop, funk and soul with politically expedient Hebrew lyrics to draw attention to the complex issues facing Israeli society. He visits leading Shephardic singer Yasmin Levy at her home on the outskirts of the city, where she performs songs in the Spanish-derived Ladino language. Leading singer-songwriter David Broza invites Jacob to visit a village devoted to peace between Arabs and Jews.
WEB LINK		 306 WE 06/20/12 02:30pm 00:27:56 - (CC) × ST
36.3 Israel: Tel Aviv - Rocking Israel Tel Aviv, Israel's biggest city, 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 in and around the city. Music Voyager host Jacob Edgar meets Ehud Banai, the revered singer-songwriter who hails from one of Israel's most important musical families.
WEB LINK		 307 SU 06/24/12 08:30am 00:27:56 - (CC) × ST
36.3 Eastern Tennessee: Cradle of Country Music Host Jacob Edgar begins his Tennessee journey in Bristol, the city in the northeast corner of the state that proudly calls itself the birthplace of country music. He visits 96-year-old Georgia Warren, the last surviving participant of the legendary "Bristol Sessions" of 1927, which introduced the sounds of Appalachia to a wide audience. (1 of 7)
WEB LINK		 301 WE 06/27/12 08:30am 00:27:56 (RPT) (CC) × ST
36.3 Eastern Tennessee: Cradle of Country Music Host Jacob Edgar begins his Tennessee journey in Bristol, the city in the northeast corner of the state that proudly calls itself the birthplace of country music. He visits 96-year-old Georgia Warren, the last surviving participant of the legendary "Bristol Sessions" of 1927, which introduced the sounds of Appalachia to a wide audience. (1 of 7)
WEB LINK		 301 WE 06/27/12 02:30pm 00:27:56 (RPT) (CC) × ST