Music Voyager
This travel-based series discovers the magic and mystery of music, showcasing some refreshing musical beats around the world.
Genre: Documentary, Adventure, Music
Cast:Jacob Edgar , Alvaro Fernandez , Tacuma Bradley , Mirissa Neff , Paulino Duran , Idan Reichel , Ronnie Burke , Bob Horn , Nouamane Lahlou , Rafael Piqueras , Pedro Miguel Schiaffino , Grimaldo del Solar , Novalima , Terrance Simien , India Arie , Buckwheat Zydeco , Blue Miller , Michael Doucet
Season 1, Episode 1
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.
Season 1, Episode 2
Music Voyager travels to Rajasthan, where the music is as colorful and soulful as it's' surroundings, treated to a performance by Gypsy band Musafir, and a blazing performance by Jaipur Kawa Brass Band.
Season 1, Episode 3
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.
Season 1, Episode 4
Visits with some of today's most popular reggae artists. Edgar travels to St Thomas to visit with Tarrus Riley, journeys to the hills outside Kingston for a visit with Richie Spice and ends with a visit with Etana.
Season 1, Episode 5
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.
Season 1, Episode 6
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.
Season 1, Episode 7
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.
Season 1, Episode 8
The team continues their 'Road to a Grammy' journey, by meeting up with Grammy winners, India Arie and Dobet Gnahoré, Israeli superstar, Idan Raichel, and the up-and-coming accordionist and violin player, Cedric Watson.
Season 1, Episode 9
On their Road to a 'Grammy,' the team continues their journey through Louisiana. The good times roll on the bayou, with a crawfish cook out, intimate porch-side concerts and a raucous Zydeco dance party at the famed Blue Moon night club.
Season 1, Episode 10
Music Voyager's final stop is Los Angeles, California. Here, we meet up with renowned producer and songwriter, Tricky Stewart, who has worked with superstars like Beyoncé and Rihanna. Tricky invites the team to his exclusive Grammy party.
Season 2, Episode 1
Music Voyager visits Lafayette, the epicenter of Cajun and Creole culture. Host, Jacob Edgar, meets up with legendary musicians, Roddie Romero, Terrence Simien, The Lost Bayou Ramblers, songwriter David Egan, and singer Marc Broussard.
Season 2, Episode 2
Deep inside Shreveport, Louisiana, blues guitarist virtuoso, Kenny Wayne Shepherd introduces Music Voyager to local icons Buddy Flett, Maggie Warwick, and James Burton.
Season 2, Episode 3
Arriving in New Orleans during the build up to Mardi Gras, Jacob meets with legendary trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, Virtuoso Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, alongside Jeremy Davenport, Cyril Neville and Galactic, and Kermit Ruffins.
Season 2, Episode 4
Arriving in Bogota, Colombia, Music Voyager explores La Candelaria with world famous rockers, Aterciopelados. Following this, Jacob jams with up-and-coming rock band, Superlitio, before meeting Fonseca, one of Colombia's biggest pop stars.
Season 2, Episode 5
Meeting up with some of the world's most famous salsa bands, Grupo Niche and La-33, as well as seeing performances from Grupo Bahia and Herencia de Timiqui, Music Voyager dives into the world of salsa in the city of Cali.
Season 2, Episode 6
In Medellín, Reggaeton superstar J. Balvin invites Music Voyager to his penthouse for a private performance of one of his hit songs. Later, Jacob meets hip-hop group, Crew Peligroso, and visits Colombia's record label, Discos Fuentes.
Season 2, Episode 7
Exploring the cutting-edge scene in Bogotá, Colombia, Music Voyager meets up with La Mojarra Eléctrica, before joining British DJ and producer, Richard Blaire, funk group, Systema Solar, and the electro-tropical band, Bomba Estéreo.
Season 2, Episode 8
Travelling from Valledupar to Barranquilla, the team meets up with superstar, Fonseca, Rey de Reyes, Los Niños de Vallenato, Erika Muñoz, and Colombian legend, Joe Arroyo for his last ever performance.
Season 2, Episode 9
In the heart of Cartagena de Indias, Music Voyager meets one of the most respected figures in Colombian music, Totó la Momposina. Champeta star Louis Towers performs, and the team meets with Lucas Silva and Charles King.
Season 3, Episode 1
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.
Season 3, Episode 2
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.
Season 3, Episode 3
Music Voyager takes on Nashville, Tennessee, meeting Vince Gille at the Grand Ole Opry. Alongside visiting the Bluebird Cafe, Jacob meets Elizabeth Miller, Alison Brown, The Grascals, Gabe Dixon, Casey Wasner, Ken Mo', and Those Darlins.
Season 3, Episode 4
Music Voyager invites four of the very best singer-songwriters to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Buddy Miller, Darrel Scott, Elizabeth Cook and Guy Clark are featured in this first-ever Music Voyager special.
Season 3, Episode 5
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.
Season 3, Episode 6
Music Voyager travels to Jerusalem and Northern Israel to discover the sights and sounds of a region rich with ancient history and religious significance.
Season 3, Episode 7
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.
Season 4, Episode 1
At the crossroads of the Bosphorous strait sits the sprawling metropolis of Istanbul, which has nurtured a variety of religions, cultures, languages, cuisines and, of course, music
Season 4, Episode 2
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.
Season 4, Episode 3
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.
Season 4, Episode 4
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.
Season 5, Episode 1
The massive metropolis of Tokyo offers a feast for the senses: blinding neon, the bleeps and blips of Pachinko parlors, adventurous cuisine, and experimental, animated and sometimes unusual music.
Season 5, Episode 2
From bedazzling Tokyo, host Jacob Edgar journeys to the region of Tohoku, an area devastated by the earthquake and tsunami of 2011.
Season 5, Episode 3
The heartbeat of Miami lies in its vibrant multi-cultural communities. Music Voyager explores Miami's electronic dance music scene, as well as its Latin and Haitian grooves with Afrobeta, The Spam All Stars, T-Vice, and Locos For Juana.
Season 6, Episode 1
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.
Season 6, Episode 2
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 creative expressions to revitalize its community.
Season 6, Episode 3
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.
Season 6, Episode 4
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.
Season 6, Episode 5
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 head to Ma Rainy's house.
Season 6, Episode 6
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.
Season 6, Episode 7
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.
Season 6, Episode 8
Music Voyager looks at the impact Bahamian music has made on popular music in the Bahamas, as well as around the world.
Season 7, Episode 1
Through the intersecting worlds of five amazing artists, one experiences a city's creative soul.
Season 7, Episode 2
Along with the young creatives of Nassau, experience a side of the capital that has never been seen before.
Season 7, Episode 3
The beautiful Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda tell a story of hospitality and culture, with music and journalist Mirissa Neff as the guide.
Season 7, Episode 4
The Exumas, a Bahamian archipelago of 365 islands, are visited.
Season 7, Episode 5
Eleuthera, Harbor Islands and Spanish Wells in the Bahamas are toured.
Season 7, Episode 6
Three friends- Nouamane Lahlou, a rock star and producer of Morocco; Hassan Hakmoun, a master Gnawa musician and Laurent Le Gall, a film director and producer, meet in Casablanca to travel Morocco in search of experiencing it first-hand.
Season 7, Episode 7
The three friends begin their voyage in the western foothills of the southern Middle Atlas (Moyen Atlas) mountains and travel to Fes. The amazing old capital of Morocco lives in two worlds, the new modern Fes and Medina (old town). From the ancient city-the Medina in Fes-the friends learn that the history and music intertwine to bring out the richness and diversity of the culture. From Fes, the friends head to Khenifra and then on to Merzouga in the Sahara desert.
Season 8, Episode 1
Artists introduce Atlanta. Included: ballerina Tara Lee; choreographers Laurie Stallings and GLO; conductor Robert Spano; graffiti artists Dr. Dax and HENSE; and Dashboard, a duo who transform unique spaces to create unique artwork.
Season 8, Episode 2
Creative director Camille Love ("Art with the Mayor's Office"); modern artist Fahamu Pecou; DJ and producer Kemit; 7 Stages Theatre's Michael Haverty; and Elliott Street Deli and Pub's Mark Jacobs.
Season 8, Episode 3
Different sights, sounds, and tastes of Lima, Peru. Included: cuisines; and the music of a Peruvian legend.
Season 8, Episode 4
The desert of Paracas. Included: the Nazca Lines; exploring the origins of Afro-Peruvian music; the Peruvian Galapagos; and the white sand dunes of Paracas.
Season 8, Episode 5
Boat cruise along the Amazon. Included: high-end cuisine; and fantastic excursions.
Season 8, Episode 6
Co-host Alvaro gives a guided tour of vibrant Lima, away from the tourist grid.
Season 8, Episode 7
An exploration of Italy. Included: Florence, Lucca, Cinque Terre and Siena.
