Name: This US Ambassador uses music as a tool of diplomacy - vinyl diplomacy by The World
Duration: 8 min 58 s
Description: Matthew Barzun is the US Ambassador the UK. He's just 44 and he's an audiophile. Since becoming Ambassador he has hosted a series of house concerts at the embassy with his favorite indie bands. He calls it "vinyl diplomacy" Recently, he had Belle & Sebastian play after Scotland lost the vote for independence.

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At the barricades

Matthew Barzun is the US Ambassador the UK. He's just 44 and he's an audiophile. Since becoming Ambassador he has hosted a series of house concerts at the embassy with his favorite indie bands. He calls it "vinyl diplomacy" Recently, he had Belle & Sebastian play after Scotland lost the vote for independence.

This US Ambassador uses music as a tool of diplomacy - vinyl diplomacy

After my story on Monday about how legendary Brooklyn pizzeria Totonno's is trying to rebuild and come back after super-storm Sandy, a lot of people said how charmed they were by the grand-daughter of the late Anthony "Totonno" Pero, Antoinette Balzano.  So here is an extended mix of the time I spent with Balzano, going around Coney Island, starting in front of Totonno's, going to the boardwalk, and returning back to the restaurant. We began by speaking about her grandfather.

Touring Coney Island with Antoinette Balzano of Totonno's Pizzeria

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This US Ambassador uses music as a tool of diplomacy - vinyl diplomacy

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