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Geo Sessions: Ben Harper Pt. 1 Video Ben Harper's soulful vocals and amazing slide guitar solos are given a new venue in this episode of Geo Sessions. He shares what inspires him to create some of his most powerful songs, from American politics to standing up for what you believe in. Welcome to the National Geographic video player.Video Sections

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- 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: Blind Boys Of Alabama Pt. 1 - Five-time Grammy-winners Blind Boys Of Alabama are joined onstage by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, a New Orleans institution, for a concert of soul-stirring music at National Geographic headquarters.
- Geo Sessions: Blind Boys Of Alabama Pt. 2 - Five-time Grammy-winners Blind Boys Of Alabama are joined onstage by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, a New Orleans institution, for a concert of soul-stirring music at National Geographic headquarters.
- Geo Sessions: Carmen Consoli Pt. 1 - A singer-songwriter-guitarist from Catania, Sicily, Carmen Consoli performs an intimate concert at National Geographic headquarters alongside her band, which includes a percussionist, violinist, bassist, and banjo-mandolin player.
- Geo Sessions: Carmen Consoli Pt. 2 - A singer-songwriter-guitarist from Catania, Sicily, Carmen Consoli performs an intimate concert at National Geographic headquarters alongside her band, which includes a percussionist, violinist, bassist, and banjo-mandolin player.
- 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: Global Drum Project Pt. 1 - Global Drum Project, featuring ex-Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart and tabla legend Zakir Hussain, mesmerize viewers with intricate patterns of rhythm and stories about how each drummer followed a different path to becoming a musician.
- Geo Sessions: Global Drum Project Pt. 2 - In the second part of the show Global Drum Project percussion masters performs the song "Wood" on two giant tree roots, one a grapevine and the other a redwood.
- 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.
- Geo Sessions: Habib Koite Pt. 1 - In this studio episode of Geo Sessions, Malian musician Habib Koite brings his West African supergroup Bamada in for a set of beautiful and inspiring songs.
- Geo Sessions: Habib Koite Pt. 2 - Habib Koite says he doesn't play strictly traditional Malian music. He uses a wide variety of instruments in his songs, including ballophone, harmonica, calabash, and talking drum as well as more traditional Western instruments.
- Geo Sessions: Seu Jorge Pt. 1 - Raised in Rio's Belford Roxo favela, Seu Jorge is a musician who gained international fame acting in the film City of God, and then in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, reinterpreting David Bowie classics as bossa nova.
- Geo Sessions: Seu Jorge Pt. 2 - Raised in Rio's Belford Roxo favela, Seu Jorge is a musician who gained international fame acting in the film City of God, and then in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, reinterpreting David Bowie classics as bossa nova.
- Geo Sessions: Ben Harper Pt. 1 - Ben Harper's soulful vocals and amazing slide guitar solos are given a new venue in this episode of Geo Sessions. He shares what inspires him to create some of his most powerful songs, from American politics to standing up for what you believe in.
- Geo Sessions: Ben Harper Pt. 2 - Ben Harper's soulful vocals and amazing slide guitar solos are given a new venue in this episode of Geo Sessions. He shares what inspires him to create some of his most powerful songs, from American politics to standing up for what you believe in.
- Geo Sessions: Ceu - Brazilian singer Ceu's 2005 debut album was the first non-English album sold in Starbucks stores. She released her second album Vagarosa in July 2009, a continuation of her unique mix of samba, lounge, and reggae.
- Geo Sessions: DePedro part 1 - The music of Jairo Zavala AKA dePedro reflects a Spanish-meets-Tex Mex border sound. The first artist signed to National Geographic's new music label, dePedro reflects the global negotiation of a musical culture working to resolve different styles and influences together.
- Geo Sessions: DePedro part 2 - The music of Jairo Zavala AKA dePedro reflects a Spanish-meets-Tex Mex border sound. The first artist signed to National Geographic's new music label, dePedro reflects the global negotiation of a musical culture working to resolve different styles and influences together.
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