We think you’ll agree that the results are something to behold. We couldn’t think of a better song to give Phase II than Supergroove's classic party anthem 'Can't Get Enough'. Trinidad is also the birthplace of the steel pan instrument - and this week's Kiwi cover song is performed by a 30-piece steel pan orchestra called Phase II Pan Groove. While visiting Port of Spain, Nick meets some of the biggest names in the Soca business, many of whom are making it big on the world stage. Nestled in the heart of the Caribbean, Trinidad has an ethnically diverse population which has helped spawn a diverse style of music called Soca. The rhythms of the capital city (Port of Spain) evolved from the yearly Carnival, which almost every citizen is involved with in some way. Trinidad can rightfully claim to be one of the most musical places on the planet. The episode is topped off with the reactions of Smashproof's Tyree and Deach to the Beiruti version of their hit song He also hangs out with Lebanese music legend Tony Hanna, a 70-something-year-old singer and dancer who performs nightly for packed theatres - but never before 3am. Meanwhile, Nick D gets an education on the history of Beirut hip-hop. Zeid goes to extreme lengths to craft an epic cover featuring the talents of local rapper RGB, and Mustafa Said - a blind master of an ancient middle-eastern instrument called the Oud. The cover artist is Beirut-based musician and producer Zeid Hamdan. This week's New Zealand song getting a Lebanese reworking is 'Brother', the 2009 multi-platinum single from Smashproof and Gin Wigmore. Beirut is a fascinating metropolis with a 5000-year history and a thriving music scene, which Nick D explores to the full. This week we visit the war-ravaged city of Beirut, once known as the 'Paris of the Middle East'. The episode wraps up with Tiki’s surprise at the results of Onda Vaga’s version of ‘Always On My Mind’. Of course, no trip to Buenos Aires would be complete without plenty of Tango, BBQ and dog-walking. And - in his never-ending quest to promote Kiwi music to the world - Nick makes an appearance on one of the biggest local radio shows and gives away classic New Zealand music at the market. He rides shotgun with ghetto superstar Pablo Lescano, goes clubbing with rappers Fauna, and commissions a remix of Sola Rosa song ‘Del Ray’ by producer Chancha Via Circuito. While Onda Vaga work on the cover, Nick D dives head-first into Buenos Aires. We hear what Tiki’s classic low-fi love song sounds like in the hand of all-acoustic Argentinean surf band, Onda Vaga. And Tiki Taane’s ‘Always On My Mind’ is the Kiwi song getting a Latin American reworking this week. The vibrant South American city of Buenos Aires is the destination for this episode of Making Tracks.
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