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A year after releasing her critically-acclaimed debut album, Malaysian singer-songwriter Zee Avi has a new EP. Perhaps the only Borneo-born ukulele player to get a major record deal through YouTube, Zee Avi talks with Kurt about her music and performs live in the studio.

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