Discover the world with music. Join local experts for a sonic journey around the globe.
Discover the world with music. Join local experts for a sonic journey around the globe.
Betto Arcos reports from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC
Betto Arcos is in Madrid, Spain exploring the rich and diverse world of Flamenco.
Polish singer Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk is our guide to the lost world of pre-WW2 Yiddish Tango. She explores its origins as it arrived from Argentina in the 1920s, to its then beating heart in Warsaw - and the many famous Jewish composers, who perished during the Holocaust. And we hear how Olga and others have been working to revive the music over the last 20 years and more.
Betto Arcos takes us to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for a celebration of cajun and zydeco music
Sigmund de Souza is our guide to the Portuguese-influenced mando tradition of Goa
Betto Arcos on the playing styles and instruments of Lima's Afro-Peruvian tradition
Betto Arcos reports from the Cosquín Folk Festival in Argentina
Sebastian Bergholm takes us to the far north exploring the rich tradition of Sámi yoiking
Betto Arcos reports from Cali's Petronio Alvarez Festival (of Afro-Colombian music)
Betto Arcos is our guide to the classic American Latin label Ansonia Records
Brazilian guitarist Fabricio Mattos is our guide to the country's Choro music
Damascus-born qanun player Maya Youssef takes us on a journey around the music of Syria
Colombo-based percussionist Sumudi Suraweera is our guide to the music of Sri Lanka
Dipannita Acharya takes us on a journey through the music of the Bauls
Every year since 2008, musicians, singers and dancers gather on both sides of the fence of the US-Mexico border between San Diego and Tijuana. They get together to celebrate life, unity and brotherhood through the music and dance of Son Jarocho, a traditional music style from Veracruz. Betto Arcos reports from last month's event for our latest Road Trip.
Betto Arcos takes us on a sonic tour of Colombia's Festival Internacional de Cuerdas Pulsadas
Betto Arcos reports from the Son Para Milo Festival in Mexico City, with a special focus on Son Huasteco, a traditional style from the north eastern part of the country.
From Calypso to Ska - DJ Alex Jordan explores the glorious music of Barbados, with music from Eddie Grant and interviews from Barbadian musicians Nikita Brown and the Mighty Gabby
Musicologist Mu Qian takes us on a Road Trip to Hubei province in central China
Yijia Tu is our guide to the music of the Yi People of China (in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces)