The Refugee All Stars

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
The reggae-style band "The Refugee All Stars" formed in a refugee camp in Guinea after being displaced by Sierra Leone's brutal civil war. The group's three year journey from the camps to the recording studio was captured by filmmakers in a new documentary, "The Refugee All-Stars." The filmmakers join Soundcheck to talk about the band's remarkable story. Plus, the director of the Tony-nominated musical "Jersey Boys" explains how he adapted the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons to the Broadway stage. And the Brooklyn band Rainer Maria perform live in-studio.

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