MUMBAI: Nat Geo Music would soon be coming out with a series called ‘The Music Nomad’. The series aims at exploring diverse set of music genres and artists through live and in-studio performances and interviews across several continents. The good news – it starts with India.
The season will begin with a visit to India, which will include the iconic Bollywood music genre, followed by on-location venues including Jamaica, the US and other sites.
The Nat Geo Music series will be hosted by leading international music producer and CEO of the independent record label Cumbancha, Jacob Edgar, who for the past eleven years has also been the director of music research at Putumayo World Music. An ethnomusicologist with an insatiable curiosity for the latest trends in global music, Edgar has traveled the globe in search of search of exceptional songs and musical talent.
The new series is scheduled to begin airing in November on Nat Geo Music and Nat Geo Adventure, in cooperation with various cable and satellite providers. Combined with web-based broadband content, the episodes are expected to reach a massive global audience across the various broadcast partners.
A 24-hour music channel, Nat Geo Music (worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com) debuted in 2007 and has since spread throughout Latin America, parts of Europe, and Africa. Nat Geo Music takes its viewers on a musical journey around the world, broadcasting music videos, concerts, interviews and documentaries. Its focus includes stories that make music a vehicle for a better understanding and appreciation of today’s global community, including interviews and signature Geo Sessions with globally conscious artists, engineers and producers.
National Geographic Channel is a joint venture of NGT and Fox Cable Networks Group and is available in 305 million homes in 165 countries and 34 languages.