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Jun 2019
59m 32s

EPISODE 12 - Music - How Beirut got her ...

Nicolas Dahan
About this episode
This episode we meet with the BGC: Jackson Allers - Natalie Shooter - Ernesto Chahoud They are the base of Beirut's underground music scene. People fly to listen to their vinyl only parties. We have them for a chat to talk about who they are, what they do and where they are going. 
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