Regina Spektor: Her Russian Roots and New Music

The World

Singer-songwriter Regina Spektor grew up in New York, but she was born in Moscow.

And her latest album, “What We Saw from the Cheap Seats” includes songs from her Russian roots.

Anchor Marco Werman talks to Spektor about her childhood memories of her life in the USSR.

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