Bluegrass Ambassadors is the non-profit educational arm of the Henhouse Prowlers, a Chicago USA based bluegrass band.&nbsp; This podcast will consist of interviews and discussions with the many musicians and other characters the band has met on it's tours of more than 35 countries.&nbsp;&nbsp; Episode 1 is an interview with Dubai based performer Vijit Malik, an accomplished musician, as well as a lover of the Grateful Dead, Hindustani music and bluegrass.&nbsp; Vijit talks about his youth in New Delhi India, his college years in Ohio and what it's like to perform in a city where 'popular' music might not be recognized as well as other parts of the world.

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This weeks episode is with a Rwandan man that plays an ancient instrument and strives to conserve the musical tradition of his country.&nbsp; &nbsp;Hear about his thoughts on why music conservation is so important and why you should think more of Rwanda than just the genocide.

Episode 2:  Deo Munyakazi - Rwanda, Love and Tradition

Hear the unique perspective of a Russian woman who worked for the US Embassy in her home country for more than twenty years.&nbsp; Yulia helped create and run US cultural outreach programs in the Ural Mountains, hosted bluegrass bands like the Henhouse Prowlers and became a conduit of communication between two cultures that have historically struggled to find common ground.

Episode 3: Yulia Grigoryeva - From Russia with Love

This is an interview with me (Ben) that was scheduled at the last minute. The reporter was from the Uzbek national news service.  The interview lasts about 20 min and then I forgot to turn it off...so you hear me walk to a bodega and ask the guy where to get beer.  :)

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