La música nos lleva a lugares soñados. En septiembre de 2018, tuve el privilegio de viajar a Asunción, a participar en el Paraguay Music Conference. Estuve cinco días, escuchando el lenguaje maravilloso de la gente, aprendiendo sobre su música, historia y cultura. De repente, dos días antes de mi regreso, me acordé de un artículo sobre la Orquesta de Reciclados de Cateura que había leído en una revista mexicana. Y dije: no puedo irme sin ir a conocer la Orquesta de Reciclados. Tuve el privilegio de entrevistar al director, Favio Chávez; a dos integrantes de la orquesta; y al genio luthier Nicolás Gómez Martínez. Este podcast es la crónica de las dos horas que pasé escuchando la Orquesta y que me hicieron llorar de alegría.

My latest Road Trip for the BBC Radio 3 program Music Planet is an exploration of Paraguay's emblematic genre called 'Guarania'.

This is an 'Imaginary Road Trip'. The impact of Coronavirus is taking its toll all over Latin America. But in the midst of this health and economic crisis, musicians are creating songs of hope, resilience and consciousness.

Songs composed and recorded in confinement by Latin American musicians: 1. NDE Ramírez / Chamamés de Encierro: Para hacer la tarea; Pensando en tu Ex; Cortar los barrotes; El valor de tu vida. 2. Daniel Franich y Amigos / Somos Agua. 3. Begoña Echeverría / Coronavirus Biru. 4. Josh Brown / In the age of COVID-19. 5. Slim Zwerling / Dear. 6. Telmary / Cuando esto pase. 7. Havana D’Primera / Cuando te vuelva a ver. 8. Carolina Ramos / Prender la radio. 9. Esteban Copete y Su Kinteto Pacífico / 14 Días.

"El mundo del chamamé". Este es el primer podcast de una serie enfocada en el género musical mas importante del Litoral argentino. En esta ocasión, música en vivo y una entrevista con Los Núñez, dos grandes músicos de Posadas, Misiones.

Here's a very special Road Trip I did for the BBC Radio 3 Music Planet: a brief history of Candombe in Montevideo, Uruguay, featuring music from a wide range of musicians and a couple moments with two legends: Rubén Rada & Lobo Núñez.

My latest Road Trip for the BBC's Music Planet: on the Chamamé Route in Northeastern Argentina.

Here's my latest Road Trip for BBC Radio 3 - this time from Lisbon, and it's all about the Portuguese guitar.

Here's my latest Road Trip for the BBC's Music Planet - this time in La Habana, Cuba, during the Jazz Plaza Festival.

Here's my latest Road Trip for the BBC's Music Planet. One of the most meaningful times I've ever had in my life as a music aficionado, chronicler and story-teller was to experience the Festival Nacional de la Mejorana, in Guararé, Panamá. Of all the festivals I've been lucky to attend, in the past 20+ years, this one is close to the top.

Here's my latest Road Trip, this time from Cartagena, Colombia and the music genre called Champeta, featuring tunes from La Soukoursal, Louis Towers, Charles King, Anne Swing and Bazurto All Stars.

Here's my Road Trip, along the ancient Camino de Santiago with music from Os Montes de Lugo, Carlos Núñez, Uxía, Xosé Lois & Aliboria, Cristina Pato, and the late and great singer-songwriter Fran Pérez.

Here's the 3rd Road Trip for the BBC's program 'Music Planet'. This one is all about the music of Lima, Perú.

For the past six months, I've been doing a series of special Road Trips for the BBC's program 'Music Planet'. Here's the second, all about the music of Paraguay!

For the past six months, I've been doing a series of "Road Trips" for a BBC program called 'Music Planet'. Here's the first one, from Veracruz...

Just a few days before the release of her new album "El Mal Querer", I had the opportunity to interview Rosalía in Madrid. The location: a lavish salon in a XVI century palace on Calle Huertas, in the historic district. In this rare conversation in English, Rosalía talks about the influence of flamenco giant Camarón de la Isla; the making of her new album; and the many years of hard work she's put in, to achieve her dreams.

Este es un programa especial que celebra el encuentro de dos corrientes musicales que surgieron en el mismo mar, hace más de cuatro siglos. En este Encuentro participan los músicos Raúl Rodríguez, tres flamenco; Mario Más, guitarra; Josh Brown, guitarra; y César Castro, requinto jarocho y jarana.

As this is the first podcast of The Cosmic Barrio, I’d like to focus on new and exciting music I’ve received in the past few weeks: SET 1 - Four pianists Music by four different pianists: Stefano Battaglia's “In the morning - Music by Alec Wilder”. A piece titled “When I am Dead My Dearest”; Júlia Tygel from Brasil, Tigran Hamasyan from Armenia, and Max Richter from England. SET 2 - Mediterranean music Music by the Corsican vocal ensemble, A Filetta; two singer-songwriters from Palestine, Sana Moussa and Haya Zaatry; and The Gurdjieff Ensemble playing the music of Armenia’s renowned composer Komitas. SET 3 - New African music The new album by Mali’s Ballaké Sissoko & France’s Vincent Segal called “Musique de Nuit”. Daby Touré’s new record “Amonafi”. Ghana’s marimba player SK Kakraba and his new album “Songs of Paapieye”, and Mali’s legendary super band “Les Ambassadeurs”. SET 4 - New Afro-Latin Music For the final set of today’s program we’ll be hearing new music from Cuban violinist Darien Santamaria’s new album “Belleza”. And to cap the set and the show, Eddie Palmieri and Chucho Valdés, appearing on Tuesday, October 20th at Disney Hall in Los Angeles.