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Discover the world with music. Join local experts for a sonic journey around the globe.

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    Armenia

    Thu 11 Jun 2020

    Armen Manukyan takes us on a journey through the music of Armenia

  • Paraguay - Guarania

    Wed 27 May 2020

    Betto Arcos returns to Paraguay for this Road Trip, with a focus on Guaran铆 music

  • Lockdown Road Trip

    Tue 5 May 2020

    Betto Arcos takes us on a trip around songs from the lockdown

  • Mozambique

    Wed 29 Apr 2020

    Ivan Larenjeira, in this second Road Trip, takes us on a journey through Mozambique.

  • Uruguay

    Sat 15 Feb 2020

    Betto Arcos guides us around Montevideo, Uruguay, as it prepares for Carnival

  • Serbia

    Sat 11 Jan 2020

    Marija Vitas takes us on a Road Trip through the music of Serbia

  • Lithuania

    Mon 18 Nov 2019

    Indr臈 Jurgelevi膷i奴t臈 takes us on a journey over the last century of Lithuanian music

  • Argentina

    Sat 26 Oct 2019

    Betto Arcos travels across northeast Argentina in search of Chamam茅 music

  • South Africa

    Fri 20 Sep 2019

    Bill Odidi guides us through the music of Miriam Makeba, Solomon Linda and BCUC

  • Cuba

    Fri 13 Sep 2019

    In the second of two reports from Havana, Betto Arcos looks at the revival of son music

  • South Korea

    Fri 6 Sep 2019

    Chris Ryu explores the evolution of Pansori music

  • Kazakhstan

    Fri 30 Aug 2019

    Music of nightingales and horse herder flutes

  • Mozambique

    Thu 15 Aug 2019

    Ivan Larenjeira takes us on a Road Trip through Mafala in Maputo Mozambique.

  • Portugal

    Fri 9 Aug 2019

    Betto Arcos is in Lisbon, where he finds out about the Portuguese Guitar

  • Cuba

    Fri 19 Jul 2019

    Betto Arcos is in Havana for the first of two road trip episodes from the island of Cuba

  • 搁茅耻苍颈辞苍

    Fri 12 Jul 2019

    Maloya and Sega music feature in this week's Road Trip from 搁茅耻苍颈辞苍 Island

  • South India

    Fri 5 Jul 2019

    Chirag Jain reports from India with music from Tamil Nadu to Kerala on the Arabian Sea

  • Guizhou (China)

    Fri 28 Jun 2019

    Ethnomusicologist Mu Qian takes us on a Road Trip to Guizhou province of China

  • Ecuador

    Fri 21 Jun 2019

    Betto Arcos is in Quito exploring music that evokes the beauty of the Andean landscape

  • Czech Republic

    Sat 15 Jun 2019

    From the bagpipes of the south west to the village tunes of Moravia

  • Lebanon

    Fri 7 Jun 2019

    Amani Semaan reports from Beirut on some of the most influential music of the Arab world

  • Tanzania

    Fri 24 May 2019

    Music of the wilderness; from the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro to the island of Zanzibar

  • Algeria

    Fri 17 May 2019

    A mountain welcome dance and processional wedding music of the Kabyle people

  • North India

    Fri 10 May 2019

    Music from the barren flatlands of Gujarat through to charming hills of Bengal

  • Philippines

    Fri 3 May 2019

    Jos茅 Buenconsejo introduces us to the music of the Philippines

  • Panama

    Fri 26 Apr 2019

    Betto Arcos transports us to the Festival de la Mejorana in Panama

  • Cartagena (Colombia)

    Fri 19 Apr 2019

    Betto Arcos is back reporting from the musically diverse port city of Cartagena, Colombia

  • Latvia

    Fri 12 Apr 2019

    Infectious bagpipe dances, multipart singing and the mesmerising sound of the 'kokle'

  • Slovakia

    Fri 5 Apr 2019

    A giant shepherd's flute, multi-part singing, and field recordings from B茅la Bart贸k

  • Uganda

    Fri 22 Mar 2019

    Traditional village music from Uganda before the 1960's political upheaval

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