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Taken By Trees: Recording in Pakistan Video Mini-documentary recounts the journey of Swedish musician Victoria Bergsman (Taken By Trees) to Pakistan to record her recent album East of Eden. In the face of rampant sexism and unreliable electricity she pursues her artistic vision.Welcome to the National Geographic video player.Video Sections

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- Balkan Beat Box—"Hermetico (Live)" - With a group of musicians rotating around the Israel-born New Yorkers Ori Kaplan and Tamir Muskat, Balkan Beat Box plays Mediterranean-influenced music that incorporates traditions from Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and New York electronica.
- Bjork—"Earth Intruders" - Visionary Icelandic powerhouse Bjork gets otherworldly on this track from her 2008 release Volta.
- Bjork--"Wanderlust" - Icelandic diva Bjork turns in a typically surreal video for this 2008 single.
- Calexico Special: Tucson Tour - An intimate look at Calexico's hometown of Tucson, Arizona. Bandmates Joey Burns and John Convertino take us around town and talk about what they love about Tucson: the people, food, arts scene, and weather.
- Calexico—"Two Silver Trees" - Calexico tastefully blends alt-country and indie rock to create a sound all their own. This video comes from their 2008 album Carried To Dust.
- Cibelle Ft. Devendra Banhart—"London, London" - Brazilian musician Cibelle teams up with American indie-folk rocker Devendra Banhart for a charming video and cover of a Caetano Veloso song written while Veloso lived in exile in London.
- Cornelius—"Breezin" - Japanese producer and experimental artist Cornelius takes J-Pop to strange new places on this track from his 2007 album Sensuous.
- Cornelius—"Fit Song" - Japanese producer and experimental artist Cornelius takes J-Pop to strange new places on this track from his 2007 album Sensuous.
- Cornelius—"Music" - Japanese producer and experimental artist Cornelius takes J-Pop to strange new places on this track from his 2007 album Sensuous.
- Death Cab For Cutie—"Grapevine Fires" - "Grapevine Fires" was inspired by singer-guitarist Ben Gibbard's encounter with 2007's California wildfires. The song inspired artist Walter Robot to create an animated short film that relays the sense of tragedy caused by the fire's wrath.
- El Guincho—"Palmitos Park" - 24 year old Pablo Diaz-Reixa, aka El Guincho, is based in Barcelona but grew up in the Canary Islands. His music mixes traditional island song, African rhythms, and sampled psychedelics.
- Empire Of The Sun—"We Are The People" - Australian electronic duo created buzz this year by gaining the fourth spot in BBC's 2009 Sound of Music poll.
- Feist—"I Feel It All" - In 2007 Feist went from darling of the indie underground to international pop star with the release of her album The Reminder, on which this song appears.
- Flight Of The Conchords—"Ladies Of The World" - Grammy-winning comedy-folk duo Flight of the Conchords are best-known for their quirky television series on HBO. But the New Zealanders are serious and smart musicians as well, as this very funny 2008 anthem attests.
- Geo Sessions: Ani DiFranco Pt. 1 - Wildly prolific musician with 19 albums to date, Ani DiFranco has always championed progressive causes and social issues. At times raging, at times tender, DiFranco and her music never ceases to be intelligent, forward thinking and undeniably original.
- Geo Sessions: Ani DiFranco Pt. 2 - In 1989 Ani DiFranco began her own record label, Righteous Babe Records, as a way to both market her own music but also to escape the pressures of major labels.
- Geo Sessions: Curumin Pt. 1 - Brazilian musician Curumin peddles a snaking, sultry musical style known as samba-funk. The eclectic music combines hip-hop, jazz, and bossa nova.
- Geo Sessions: Curumin Pt. 2 - Brazilian musician Curumin peddles a snaking, sultry musical style known as samba-funk. The eclectic music combines hip-hop, jazz, and bossa nova.
- Geo Sessions: Gogol Bordello Pt. 1 - Gypsy punk whirlwind Gogol Bordello stops by National Geographic studios to play stripped down versions of their songs while frontman Eugene Hutz tells us about his life and the band. Part 1 features their hit "Start Wearing Purple."
- Geo Sessions: Gogol Bordello Pt. 2 - Gypsy punk whirlwind Gogol Bordello stops by National Geographic studios to play stripped down versions of their songs while frontman Eugene Hutz tells us about his life and the band. In Part 2 Eugene tells how he learned about his gypsy roots.
- Gogol Bordello—"Start Wearing Purple" - Led by Ukrainian-born wildman Eugene Hutz, New York's Gogol Bordello pioneered the "gypsy punk" sound. This track, originally from the group's 1999 debut, Voi-La Intruder, found new life in a 2008 ad campaign for Yahoo!
- Gogol Bordello—"Wonderlust King" - Led by Ukrainian-born wildman Eugene Hutz, New York's Gogol Bordello pioneered the "gypsy punk" sound. Hutz described this 2007 track as "the soundtrack to a Spaghetti Western about the Trans-Siberian railway."
- Jenny Lewis—"Rise Up With Fists" - Child actress turned indie rock star Jenny Lewis teams up with the Kentucky-born Watson Twins, Chandra and Leigh, on this release from her 2006 album Rabbit Fur Coat.
- Joanna Newsom—"Sprout And The Bean" - Idiosyncratic folk rocker Joanna Newsom deploys her harp to great effect on this track from 2004's The Milk Eyed Mender.
- K'Naan—"Great Depression" - Somali-Canadian rapper K'Naan confronts today's tough issues with this video featuring memorable political, natural, and personal imagery.
- Regina Spektor—"Better" - Born in Russia, singer-songwriter Regina Spektor first made her name in New York's anti-folk scene in the late '90s, and has become an internet sensation in the last decade. This 2007 single first appeared on her 2006 album Begin to Hope.
- Sigur Rós & Björk—"Gobbledigook (Live)" - Icelandic superstars Sigur Rós and Björk team up for this live rendition of Sigur Rós' "Gobbledigook," shot during a June 2008 concert to raise awareness for the effects climate change is having on Iceland's natural landscape.
- Sigur Rós—"Inni Mer Syngur Vitleysingur (Live)" - Sigur Rós perform this version of their 2008 song in a concert held in Iceland in June 2008 to raise awareness for the dangers climate change poses to Iceland's natural landscape.
- Sigur Ros--"Hoppipolla" - Icelandic post-rockers Sigur Ros sing about puddle jumping on this video from 2005's Takk.
- Sigur Ros--"Vid Spilum Endalaust" - This 2008 video from Icelandic avant-rockers translates as "We Play Endlessly".
- Taken By Trees: Recording in Pakistan - Mini-documentary recounts the journey of Swedish musician Victoria Bergsman (Taken By Trees) to Pakistan to record her recent album East of Eden. In the face of rampant sexism and unreliable electricity she pursues her artistic vision.
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