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08/07/2012
Lucy Duran with music recorded in Bamako and the sound of young Mali.
Bhaktapur, Nepal
Lucy Duran listens to the traditional sounds of the ancient city of Bhaktapur in Nepal.
Kenya
Lucy Duran is in Kenya to record the Massai singing about the dangers of cattle raiding.
World Routes in Athens
Episode 1
Moshe Morad visits Athens, presenting music from Manolis Karantinis and Glykeria.
Episode 2
Moshe Morad presents music from Lazarus Koulaxizis and Rembetiko star Mario.
The Nile Project in Aswan
Simon Broughton explores the connexion between the different lyres found along the Nile.
Simon Broughton focuses on Nubian culture, still present in the Aswan basin.
The Baroque and Beyond
Paraguay
Lucy Duran explores Latin American Baroque in Paraguay, focusing on music for the harp.
Lucy Duran meets one of the world's greatest classical guitarists, Berta Rojas.
Episode 3
Lucy Duran visits Paraguay, introducing cowboy-musicians from the Misiones region.
Episode 4
Lucy Duran visits Bolivia, where she enjoys the famed Baroque music of Chiquitos.
Episode 5
Lucy Duran visits Bolivia, listening to the panpipes of Lake Titicaca.
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea Episode 1
Lucy Duran visits Equatorial Guinea in central Africa to hear music of the Fang people.
Equatorial Guinea Episode 2
Lucy Duran visits Equatorial Guinea to hear the music of Annobonese singer Desmali.
Shetland Folk Festival 2013
British Music from the Shetland Folk Festival
From the 2013 Shetland Folk Festival: The Long Notes, Leon Hunt and Skerryvore.
From the 2013 Shetland Folk Festival, performances by Kevin Henderson and Claire White.
Rainforest World Music Festival 2013
Lopa Kothari is at the 2013 Rainforest World Music Festival. Including Rhythm in Bronze.
From 2013's Rainforest World Music Festival: Chet Nuneta, Shangyin Chamber Music Orchestra
Highlights
Lucy Duran looks back over 13 years of the programme.
Brazil 2008
Maracatu, ciranda and Mangue bit
Lucy Duran discovers Brazilian Carnival music, including maracatu, frevo and ciranda.
World Routes Academy
Hari Sivanesan in Tamil Nadu
World Routes Academy protege Hari Sivanesan discovers the roots of Carnatic music.
Candomble, Samba and Ranata Rosa
Lucy Duran discovers Brazilian Carnival music, including the Candomble cult.
Hari Sivanesan in Jaffna
World Routes Academy protege Hari Sivanesan heads to the Sri Lankan province of Jaffna.
Rio, the samba and Mart'nalia
Lucy Duran is in Rio, at a music school where children are taught to sing and play samba.
Forro, coco and cowboys
Lucy Duran travels to rural North East Brazil, going in search of traditional Forro music.
Part 3
World Routes Academy 2012 prot茅g茅 Jos茅 Hernando visits Colombia to work with his mentor.
Coco music, the pifano flute and Sebastian Dias
With music for the indigenous pifano flute and a session by Sebastian Dias.
Part 6
Lucy Duran with more specially-recorded music from Colombia's most important folk festival
Part 5
Lucy Duran visits in Baku for the World Routes Academy 2013, which focuses on Azerbaijan.
07/07/2013
Lucy Duran is in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 2013 World Routes Academy.