Earthworks: Miguel (1 hr)
"Miguel says, "most people think of me as solely a black artist, but there's a reason why my name is Miguel" as he, his father and his brother visit dad's native Mexico together for the first time.
See another side of Miguel as sings a tender song among thousands of endangered Monarch butterflies in Mexico, with his father and brother there to join the harmonies. This is Earthworks, where musicians go into the wild for sonic inspiration.
Miguel has traveled to Mexico with his dad and brother for the first time to literally taste dad's culture. In this clip of Earthworks, the series where musicians go into nature for inspiration, Miguel and his family visit local farmers trying to break the unhealthy cycle of big agriculture through native corn.
The avocado orchards of Mexico are Miguel and his family's next stop in a tour of his father's country. The creamy, green-fleshed vegetables that Miguel and his brother eat right from the trees isn't just tasty - it and the farmers they meet teach a lesson about the humans behind the harvest.
Music runs in Miguel's family, so he and his father and brother take a road trip to Paraccho, Mexico to see how handmade Mexican guitars are crafted from local wood by entire families. Of course, they can't leave without a new instrument. In this clip of Earthworks, Miguel feels like now, "I know where I come from."
Miguel turns his hit "Waves" into a whole new song in an breathtaking Mexican volcano. Wrapping up his trip to his father's homeland alongside his dad and brother, the trio sing the song together, with Miguel strumming the acoustic handmade guitar he bought from local instrument makers.