This collection features highlights from our trips across the globe, from traditional music that is almost never heard to stars of the future on the other side of the planet.
1/2. Swahili Arab-influenced Taarab and Africa's oldest music club.
Banning Eyre visits Misiones province in Argentina to learn about chamame music.
Focusing on the music of Azerbaijan, with Mugham and traditional wedding music.
Andy Kershaw visits the Sayan Ring Festival in Shushenskoe in deepest Siberia.
2/2. The world-famous Culture Musical Club, and 2005 WOMEX award-winner Bi Kidude.
World Routes Academy protege Hari Sivanesan discovers the roots of Carnatic music.
1/2. Africa Lives on the 大象传媒 concludes with a two part special from Uganda.
World Routes Academy protege Hari Sivanesan heads to the Sri Lankan province of Jaffna.
Lucy Duran presents Oumou Sangare in session and Robin Denselow reports from South Sudan.
Lucy Duran travels around Sri Lanka to explore its varied musical cultures.
Lucy Duran explores the music of the Hani and Yi people in Yunnan Province, China.
Lucy Duran visist Albania to record the urban music of this once-isolated country.
Lucy Duran explores the distinctive sound of iso-polyphony in Southern Albania.
Lucy Duran explores the music of the Uyghur people in China's Xinjian Province.
Lucy Duran explores the archive of pioneering ethnomusicologist Jean Jenkins.
Moshe Morad introduces performances from the 2008 Jerusalem International Oud Festival.
Mary Ann Kennedy visits the Chants de Vielles Festival in Quebec.
Lucy Duran presents Cape Verdean music exploring slavery, emigration and longing for home.
Mary Ann Kennedy visits Canada to make a musical tour of Cape Breton Island.
Moshe Morad with recordings made at the 2011 Jerusalem International Oud Festival.
Lucy Duran visits the the musical capital of Madagascar, Fianarantsoa.
Lucy Duran travels to Tulear and Anakao in Madagascar to hear traditional music.
Lucy Duran travels to the north of Albania for a folk festival in Bajram Curri.
Lucy Duran explores Latin American Baroque in Paraguay, focusing on music for the harp.
