Season 2
6 episodes
0 min. per episode
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Rhiannon Giddens unites diverse voices through music, confronting cultural divides while unraveling her own artistic identity in a captivating journey.
Episodes
Host Rhiannon Giddens performs and talks with pipa master Wu Man, a 2023 NEA National Heritage Fellow. They talk about the origins of the pipa and discuss Silk Road's multi-year "American Railroad" project.
Host Rhiannon Giddens shares a musical visit with Celtic harpist Maeve Gilchrist. They discuss the harp's place in musical traditions and talk about Maeve's original composition for Silk Road Ensemble's "American Railroad" project.
Host Rhiannon Giddens visits with Mazz Swift, a violinist, vocalist, and improvisational conductor whose musical journey includes education at Juilliard, playing music in the New York subway, and working with goats on a farm.
Sandeep Das is a virtuoso on the northern India drums called tabla. Sandeep and host Rhiannon share a visit in L.A.'s Union Station that concludes with a Silk Road Ensemble performance at U.C. Berkeley featuring the tabla.
Japanese percussionist Haruka Fujii talks with Rhiannon about Silkroad's "American Railroad" project and the surprising history of the marimba in Japan. The episode includes a performance of Fujii's original composition "Tamping Song".
Grammy winner and MacArthur "Genius Grant" recipient Rhiannon Giddens hosts a half-hour PBS series of musical performance and conversation with outstanding guest artists.