Amplify explores how music transcends time, culture, and class; and how artists impact and are impacted by the communities that give them rise.

All music has a history and a trajectory. Let’s amplify both. Amplify — an anthology series – goes where the music takes it. At its core, Amplify explores how history, culture, community, and art generate, morph, mash-up, and perfect genres of music. Surprising, educational, fun, and always entertaining, Amplify tells honest, authentic, and raw stories at the nexus of events and personalities. The Amplify series crosses time, place, and genre to uncover the stories, secrets and sounds of America’s most influential music. Across three episodes, our host introduces the audience to a new and unique musical landscape and grows in both knowledge and experience as he/she explores the impact of local food, culture, and history on the area’s rich musical flavor. It’s a journey of discovery and appreciation where all roads lead back to music.

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