Nat Geo Explorer and spoken word poet Alyea Pierce talks with two-time Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens about the origins of the banjo, her new opera Omar, and how she finds inspiration through history.
Guest: Rhiannon Giddens and Alyea Pierce
Host: Khari Douglas
Producer: Khari Douglas
Editor: Carla Wills
Musician Rhiannon Giddens with NGS explorer Alyea Pierce
Portrait of NGS explorer Alyea Pierce.
Credit: Photograph by Zack Bolton, National Geographic
Portrait of musician Rhiannon Giddens.
Credit: Photograph by Ebru Yildiz, National Geographic
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