This episode is part four of The Soul of Music—Overheard’s four-part series focusing on music, exploration, and Black history. Our guest this week is Meklit Hadero, a Nat Geo Explorer and Ethio-jazz musician. Meklit is the creative force behind the transmedia storytelling project Movement, which explores the intersection of migration and music. She and fellow Explorer and music producer Jahawi Bertolli talk about migration, the ancient instruments known as rock gongs, and how their music is inspired by nature.

For more information on this episode, visit natgeo.com/overheard.

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Learn more about Meklit Hadero and the Movement project at her website meklitmusic.com. You can follow her on Twitter or Instagram @meklitmusic. 

Learn more about Jahawi Bertolli and his First Rock project on his website jahawi.com. You can follow him on Instagram @jahawibertolli. 

Check out the Overheard episode “Ancient Orchestra” to learn more about Jahawi and the sound of rock gongs.

And keep listening to songs featured in The Soul of Music as well as a few bonus tracks in this Spotify playlist. 

Also explore: 

Follow FREEK and his music on instagram @freektv. 

The “star sounds” you heard were provided by Jon Jenkins, co-investigator for data analysis for the Kepler Mission. Learn more about the Kepler Mission and star sonification on their webpage. 

Learn more about ethio-jazz pioneer Mulatu Astake in this Nat Geo article. 

Thinking about traveling to Ethiopia? This Nat Geo travel guide can help you plan your trip.

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