for rhiannon giddens, this was it. her performance during the "another day, another time" concert in new york city on this showtime documentary. giddens was like a musical explosion on stage. what happened next was like an explosion in her life. [ cheering and applause ] >> did you understand the impact of that performance? >> no, no. i had no idea. and i really didn't know until like the reviews started coming out. i was just like, okay, okay. and then, you know, the conversation with t-bone happened. >> t-bone burnett, the legendary record producer asked giddens whether he could produce her first solo album. >> i've been doing this 50 years now. good and who is doing it. >> the album has been nominated for a grammy. >> i had this list of songs. and i said, well, what do you think about this? he said, great. this was on scale of nothing that i had experienced. i didn't realize what i was getting into. it was a long process of trying to figure out how to make this work without feeling like i was abandoning the chocolat