Border Blaster | KCET
"Border Blaster" is an original world music video series curated by renowned internet radio station dublab. The 30-minute episodes are comprised of music videos from groundbreaking musicians from around the world. Exploring a variety of genres ranging from experimental electronica, Afrobeat, cosmic jazz and funk to indie, ambient hip-hop and more, "Border Blaster" traces the transnational flows of music culture across every continent. Hosted by dublab DJ Liz Warner, "Border Blaster" promises to expose viewers to the cross-fertilization of musical styles and genres defining contemporary music.
Co-produced by KCETLink Media Group and dublab, a non-profit, online radio station dedicated to the growth of music, arts and culture. Broadcasting from Los Angeles since 1999, dublab's mission is to share freeform radio transmissions with an international audience.
Full Episodes
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Border Blaster
Border Blaster
S6 E1: No Regreso
Season 6, Episode 1
Combo Chimbita, PONGO, Rebeca Lane, OKZharp & Manthe Ribane, Leon Vynehall and Yasmine Hamdan.
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Border Blaster
Border Blaster
S6 E2: Wild Communion
Season 6, Episode 2
El Haru Kuroi, Ibon Errazkin, Cornelius, DJ Raff, Bombino and Kata.
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Border Blaster
Border Blaster
S5 E1: Tableau
Season 5, Episode 1
Cibo Matto, Los Blenders, MADEIRA, Clap! Clap!, Tagore, Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang, Dustin Wong and Takako Minekawa.
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Border Blaster
Border Blaster
S5 E2: Something's Up
Season 5, Episode 2
Perera Elsewhere, Alex Anwandter, Inna de Yard, Ceci Bastida, A-WA, Ennanga Vision and Umoja.
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Border Blaster
Border Blaster
S5 E3: Visions
Season 5, Episode 3
The Parrots, Daymé Arocena, Nite Jewel, Raiza Biza, Sanfuentes and Chihei Hatakeyama.
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Clips & Segments
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The original world music video series "Border Blaster" premieres a new season this September.
Upcoming Airdates
Wild Communion
Season 6, Episode 2
Music in this episode includes El Haru Kuroi, Spanish artist Ibon Errazkin, Japanese musician Cornelius, DJ Raff from Chile, Niger’s Bombino and Kata from Russia.
Playlist
Bombino - Deran Deran Alkheir
El Haru Kuroi - Dia De Los Muertos
DJ Katapila - Monkey
DJ Raff - Impala ft. Andrés Nusser from Astro
Cornelius - The Spell of a Vanishing Loveliness
Kate NV - Kata
Ibon Errazkin - Foto Aérea
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2018-09-23T21:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
Teenage Angst
Season 6, Episode 3
This episode highlights Little Jesus, Norwegian artist Sassy 009, French-Israeli group Acid Arab, Los Punsetes from Spain, New Zealand's Lord Echo, Kemialliset Ystävät from Finland and Tune-Yards.
Playlist
Tune-Yards - Heart Attack
Los Punsetes - Me gusta que me pegues
Little Jesus feat. Ximena Sariñana & Elsa y Elmar - TQM
Lord Echo - Low to the Street
SASSY 009 - Are you leaving
Kemialliset Ystävät - Pujottelua
Acid Arab - Gul l'Abi (feat A-WA)
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2018-09-25T17:00:00-07:00KCET-HD
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2018-09-28T20:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2018-09-29T14:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2018-09-30T21:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
Liberation
Season 6, Episode 4
Music includes Turbotito, Italian artist Cesare Basile, Prophet from the U.S., Sidi Touré from Mali, as well as Emmanuel Jal and Nyaruach from South Sudan, Argentina's Juana Molina and British artist Max Cooper.
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2018-10-02T17:00:00-07:00KCET-HD
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2018-10-05T20:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2018-10-06T14:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2018-10-07T21:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
Mountain of Light
Season 6, Episode 5
This episode of Border Blaster includes Chilean artist Alex Anwandter, South African and Norwegian artist Nosizwe, and Chancha Via Circuito from Argentina.
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2018-10-09T17:00:00-07:00KCET-HD
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2018-10-12T20:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2018-10-13T14:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2018-10-14T21:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
Border Blaster
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2018-10-16T17:00:00-07:00KCET-HD
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2018-10-19T20:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2018-10-20T14:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2018-10-21T21:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
Articles
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This season, enhance your experience with our extended playlists.
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"Border Blaster" is now in its fifth season, and we've featured videos from all over the world. Here are five highlights from Mexico, one of our most commonly-featured countries.
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Listen to Los Angeles-based Buyepongo's special Border Blaster mix, spanning ome of the farthest reaching tendrils of the buyangú sound, from Indonesian gamelan to breathless Honduran punta.
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For Denitza Todorova, aka DENA, filming at the Turkish Market in Neukölln helped communicate a theme central to her work: the idea of “home" in a fluctuating world, and how access to culture and prestige fluctuates with it.
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“Psychopomp" directly confronts loss from different points in the grieving process, at the same time meditating on other crises — for instance, the nature of broken relationships, or the lasting psychic damage of one’s hometown.
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All the songs feel, in one way or another, enamored with life and its possibilities, nodding sometimes toward life’s more somber aspects without becoming somber themselves.
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