大象传媒

The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day. Presented by Mark Coles

African Music
Nii Ayi Tagoe from Accra's JOY FM station, SAFM's Michelle Constant in Johannesburg and Jared Ombui from KBC in Nairobi pick their muscial highlights from 2012.

North American Film and Books
Kurt Andersen, who presents the weekly arts and culture programme Studio 360, broadcast on National Public Radio in the US and Jian Ghomeshi who hosts "Q" a daily arts programme on the Canadian broadcaster CBC with their picks from 2012.

Angelique Kidjo
Audrey Brown talks to Ang茅lique Kidjo - often heralded as Africa's premi猫re diva - about her singing, her new album collaborating with Diane Reeves and Branford Marsalis and about her philanthropic work.

Australasia Film and Books
Michael Cathcart, presenter of ABC's Arts Today programme and Radio New Zealand presenter Lyn Freeman of the Arts On Sunday show with their picks from 2012.

Esa Pekka Salonen & technology arts apps
As the Finnish conductor and composer launches a new classical music app, we're joined by music broadcaster Andrew MacGregor and literary critic Alex Clark to discuss whether technology can enhance our experience of the arts.

Hear My Country
Spanish DJ Paula Quintana chooses three songs which she thinks best sum up her country.

Picture shows South African singer/songwriter Sahara
Photo by Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty Images.