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
S6 E3: Teenage Angst
Season 6, Episode 3
Little Jesus, Sassy 009, Acid Arab, Los Punsetes, Lord Echo, Kemialliset Ystävät and Tune-Yards.
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Border Blaster
S6 E4: Liberation
Season 6, Episode 4
Turbotito, Cesare Basile, Prophet, Sidi Touré, Emmanuel Jal and Nyaruach, Juana Molina and Max Cooper.
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Border Blaster
S6 E5: Mountain of Light
Season 6, Episode 5
Liraz, Chancha Via Circuito, KOHINOORGASM, Ry X, Nosizwe, DESERT and O Terno.
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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
Affirmations
Season 6, Episode 6
“Affirmations” features music videos from British producer Bonobo, Latinx artist Helado Negro, Costa Rican rapper Macha Kiddo, Iranian-British producer Ash Koosha, Irish singer Róisín Murphy, and Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara.
Playlist
Bonobo - No Reason (ft. Nick Murphy)
Helado Negro - Come Be Me
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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
Kaleidoscope
Season 6, Episode 7
“Kaleidoscope” features music videos from Taiwanese singer 9m88, Israeli bands Balkan Beat Box featuring A-WA, American singer Bells Atlas, Mexican artist Caloncho, and British-Argentine producer El Buho, Japanese-American collaboration Tashi Wada with Yoshi Wada and Friends.
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2018-10-23T17:00:00-07:00KCET-HD
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2018-10-26T20:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2018-10-27T14:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2018-10-28T21:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
Parade
Season 6, Episode 8
“Parade” features music videos from Togolese group Vaudou Game, Egyptian producer Rozzm, Argentinian singer Corina Lawrence, British-Tanzanian artist 3rdCultureKid, and Indonesian band Jirapah, U.S. artist Sudan Archives.
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2018-10-30T17:00:00-07:00KCET-HD
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2018-11-02T20:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2018-11-03T14:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
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2018-11-04T20:00:00-08:00KCETLINK
Misfits
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2018-11-06T16:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
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2018-11-09T19:00:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2018-11-10T13:00:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2018-11-11T20:00:00-08:00KCETLINK
Catharsis
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2018-11-13T16:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
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2018-11-16T19:00:00-08:00KCETLINK
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2018-11-17T13:00:00-08:00KCETLINK
Articles
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Border Blaster
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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