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Wildly imaginative, exuberant and always unpredictable, Bjork performs for 3,000 fans at the United Palace Theater in New York City. The concert took place on May 5, 2007 at the beginning of a tour featuring music Bjork created for her latest CD, Volta--a high-energy, tribal romp across cultures, with rhythms from Africa, horns from Iceland and strings from China. The concert is a co-production from NPR Music and WNYC.
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Wildly imaginative, exuberant and always unpredictable, Bjork performs for 3,000 fans at the United Palace Theater in New York City. The concert took place on May 5, 2007 at the beginning of a tour featuring music Bjork created for her latest CD, Volta--a high-energy, tribal romp across cultures, with rhythms from Africa, horns from Iceland and strings from China. The concert is a co-production from NPR Music and WNYC. See "For stations" area for set list and break times. Available for free to NPR member stations. If you're not an NPR member station, contact programservices@npr.org
Broadcast History
Originally webcast live on NPR.org on May 5, 2007. Broadcast on WNYC on May 7, 2007.
Timing and Cues
Program incue: amb "From NPR Music
Program outcue: "...WNYC Radio and NPR Music" amb fade
Breaks - one minute music fill at: 18:06 and 42:09
cue to break: "...WNYC Radio and NPR Music."
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cover Me | Bjork | 00:00 | |||
| Earth Intruders | Bjork | 00:00 | |||
| Dull Flame of Desire | Bjork | 00:00 | |||
| Oceania | Bjork | 00:00 | |||
| (break) | (break) | 00:00 | |||
| I See Who You Are | Bjork | 00:00 | |||
| Pleasure is All Mine | Bjork | 00:00 | |||
| Pagan Poetry | Bjork | 00:00 | |||
| Army of Me | Bjork | 00:00 | |||
| Innocence | Bjork | 00:00 | |||
| (break) | (break) | 00:00 | |||
| Hyperballad | Bjork | 00:00 | |||
| Pluto | Bjork | 00:00 | |||
| Declare Independence (encore) | Bjork | 00:00 |
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