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

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

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    Kenya

    Fri 15 Mar 2019

    Traditional benga music to Afro-fusion, plus Ayub Ogada plays the nyatiti

  • Iran

    Fri 8 Mar 2019

    Mahsa Vahdat takes us on an inspirational musical journey with the women of Iran

  • Denmark

    Fri 1 Mar 2019

    A fiddle jam in southern Denmark, Nordic kings, and a 1916 recording from Fan酶 island

  • Cyprus

    Fri 22 Feb 2019

    From ancient choral motets to antagonistic rhyming couplets

  • Estonia

    Fri 15 Feb 2019

    Reporting from snowy Raugu, Mari Kalkun takes us through 4000 years of Estonian music

  • South Texas

    Fri 8 Feb 2019

    Betto Arcos is in South Texas exploring music with Cuban, Mexican and German influences

  • Barbados

    Fri 1 Feb 2019

    From Calypso to Ska - DJ Alex Jordan explores the glorious music of Barbados

  • Camino de Santiago

    Fri 4 Jan 2019

    Betto Arcos with a musical pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain

  • Mexico - Narcocorrido music

    Fri 14 Dec 2018

    Journalist Betto Arcos guides us through the controversial drug ballad music of Mexico

  • North Carolina

    Fri 7 Dec 2018

    A foot-stomping, banjo-fuelled road trip through the Blue Ridge Mountains

  • Mali

    Fri 30 Nov 2018

    Producer Paul Chandler reports from Bamako, exploring the rich musical culture of Mali

  • Xinjiang (China)

    Fri 23 Nov 2018

    Ethnomusicologist Mu Qian reports from China on the music at the heart of the Silk Road

  • Peru

    Fri 9 Nov 2018

    Broadcaster Betto Arcos is in one of Lima's Pe帽a bars for this week's Peruvian Road Trip

  • Canary Islands

    Fri 2 Nov 2018

    Lopa whizzes around Gran Canaria in a taxi and encounters a very recognisable tune

  • Bulgaria

    Fri 26 Oct 2018

    Eugenia Georgieva takes us on a Road Trip to Bulgaria to explore the history and sounds.

  • Canada

    Fri 19 Oct 2018

    Road Trip to Cape Breton Island in Eastern Canada, hosted by the CBC's Wendy Bergfeldt.

  • Turkey

    Fri 12 Oct 2018

    Istanbul-born singer Cigdem Aslan guides us through the Alevi music of Turkey

  • Paraguay

    Fri 5 Oct 2018

    Paraguayan harp, virtuosic electric bass and The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura

  • Greenland

    Fri 28 Sep 2018

    From Inuit singing to the accidental discovery of the Hawaiian guitar.

  • Argentina

    Fri 21 Sep 2018

    Artist manager Allie Silver reports from the Argentine capital Buenos Aires

  • Mexico

    Fri 14 Sep 2018

    Music journalist Betto Arcos takes us on a trip to Veracruz in Mexico.

  • Tuva

    Fri 7 Sep 2018

    Guitarist and throat singer Albert Kuvezin takes us to Tuva in southern Siberia.

  • Senegal

    Sun 2 Sep 2018

    Producer and radio host Maimouna Demb茅l茅 takes us on a road trip to Senegal

  • UK (British Asian)

    Fri 24 Aug 2018

    Ashanti Omkar takes us on a Road Trip around the UK to explore British Asian music

  • Madagascar

    Fri 17 Aug 2018

    Tsapiky, Salegy and the Valiha - Odilon Ranaivoson with a Road Trip to Madagascar

  • Portugal

    Fri 10 Aug 2018

    Sara Tavares takes us to Portugal in this week's Road Trip.

  • Albania

    Fri 3 Aug 2018

    Artist and music promoter Edit Pula takes us on a road trip to Albania

  • Jamaica

    Fri 20 Jul 2018

    DJ and broadcaster Alex Jordan reports from Kingston, Jamaica for this week's Road Trip.

  • Shetland

    Fri 13 Jul 2018

    Singer and multi-instrumentalist Inge Thomson takes us on a Road Trip to Shetland

  • Spain

    Fri 6 Jul 2018

    Max Moya takes us on a road trip to Spain

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Radio 3's Music Planet

Radio 3's Music Planet

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