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Gorillaz's members, including Blur's Damon Albarn, perform without their typical cartoon disguises.
Damon Albarn and his cartoon band visit the Middle East for an unprecedented event. Notes: May contain language unsuitable for all audiences. Available to broadcast three times within one year. [Available for free to NPR member stations. If you're not an NPR member station, contact programservices@npr.org] Read the full description.
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Listen as Damon Albarn and the cartoon-intensive cast of Gorillaz's new album Plastic Beach perform a historic concert with the Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music. [Available for free to NPR member stations. If you're not an NPR member station, contact programservices@npr.org]
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Listen as Damon Albarn and the cartoon-intensive cast of Gorillaz's new album Plastic Beach perform a historic concert with the Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music. [Available for free to NPR member stations. If you're not an NPR member station, contact programservices@npr.org]
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