Brazilians Give Beirut Their Own Holiday

Filed under: News, Exclusive, Holy HellAs the Fray and Explosions in the Sky can attest, having a song featured in a television show can surely help make you a house hold name. Which is what has happened for Brooklyn based gypsy-folk act Beirut ... in Brazil. Plucked from 2007's 'Elephant Gun' EP, the title track was used for 'Capitu,' a mini-series that ran for a week in Brazil during December.The song resonated so well that "Beirut Day" was organized and celebrated on February 7th. To that end...

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