Ep 4, Part 1: Enemy Aliens
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The Weintraub Syncopators were the hottest jazz band in Weimar Germany. But after the Nazi party passed the first anti-Jewish laws, the Syncopators decided to embark on what was perhaps the longest world tour by any band in history. It ended in an internment camp in rural Australia. This episode traces an epic journey of music, intrigue, war, xenophobia and survival. Playlist Weintraub Syncopators – Heut spelt mein Sebastian Marlene Dietrich – Jonny Marlene Dietrich  - Ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin Marlene Dietrich  - Lili Marleen (German version) Marlene Dietrich  - Lili Marleen (English version) Marlene Dietrich – Falling In Love Again Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - Chinatown My Chinatown Marlene Dietrich with Friedrich Hollaender & Weintraub Syncopators – Blonde Women Friedrich Hollaender & Weintraub Syncopators – Up and At ‘Em Die Weintraubs – Mein Schatz vom Tegernsee Weintraub Syncopators – Isle of Capri Weintraub Syncopators – Jo-Jo Friedrich Hollaender & Weintraub Syncopators – Jackass Blues Weintraub Syncopators – Nur in Sebastopol Weintraub Syncopators – Honolulu Baby Weintraub Syncopators with Rudolf Nelson – Wenn Du Meine Tante Siehst Franz Waxman - Dance and Angela (piano version) Friedrich Hollaender & Weintraub Syncopators – Marion Weintraub Syncopators – Auf Dein Wohl Brad Annis (Double Bass - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra) – Solo from Mahler Symphony No. 1 (Original recording) Weintraub Syncopators – Das Geheimnis des Dr Lari Fari
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