Discover the world with music. Join local experts for a sonic journey around the globe.
Radio 3,·103 episodes
Armen Manukyan takes us on a journey through the music of Armenia
11 Jun 2020,·14 mins
Betto Arcos returns to Paraguay for this Road Trip, with a focus on Guaraní music
27 May 2020,·11 mins
Betto Arcos takes us on a trip around songs from the lockdown
05 May 2020,·13 mins
Ivan Larenjeira, in this second Road Trip, takes us on a journey through Mozambique.
29 Apr 2020,·14 mins
Betto Arcos guides us around Montevideo, Uruguay, as it prepares for Carnival
15 Feb 2020,·14 mins
Marija Vitas takes us on a Road Trip through the music of Serbia
11 Jan 2020,·15 mins
Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė takes us on a journey over the last century of Lithuanian music
18 Nov 2019,·9 mins
Betto Arcos travels across northeast Argentina in search of Chamamé music
26 Oct 2019,·13 mins
Bill Odidi guides us through the music of Miriam Makeba, Solomon Linda and BCUC
20 Sep 2019,·9 mins
In the second of two reports from Havana, Betto Arcos looks at the revival of son music
13 Sep 2019,·13 mins
Chris Ryu explores the evolution of Pansori music
06 Sep 2019,·10 mins
Music of nightingales and horse herder flutes
30 Aug 2019,·9 mins
Ivan Larenjeira takes us on a Road Trip through Mafala in Maputo Mozambique.
15 Aug 2019,·14 mins
Betto Arcos is in Lisbon, where he finds out about the Portuguese Guitar
09 Aug 2019,·10 mins
Betto Arcos is in Havana for the first of two road trip episodes from the island of Cuba
19 Jul 2019,·11 mins
Maloya and Sega music feature in this week's Road Trip from Réunion Island
12 Jul 2019,·14 mins
Chirag Jain reports from India with music from Tamil Nadu to Kerala on the Arabian Sea
05 Jul 2019,·13 mins
Ethnomusicologist Mu Qian takes us on a Road Trip to Guizhou province of China
28 Jun 2019,·15 mins
Betto Arcos is in Quito exploring music that evokes the beauty of the Andean landscape
21 Jun 2019,·13 mins
From the bagpipes of the south west to the village tunes of Moravia
15 Jun 2019,·13 mins
Amani Semaan reports from Beirut on some of the most influential music of the Arab world
07 Jun 2019,·13 mins
Music of the wilderness; from the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro to the island of Zanzibar
24 May 2019,·11 mins
A mountain welcome dance and processional wedding music of the Kabyle people
17 May 2019,·13 mins
Music from the barren flatlands of Gujarat through to charming hills of Bengal
10 May 2019,·15 mins
José Buenconsejo introduces us to the music of the Philippines
03 May 2019,·12 mins
Betto Arcos transports us to the Festival de la Mejorana in Panama
26 Apr 2019,·17 mins
Betto Arcos is back reporting from the musically diverse port city of Cartagena, Colombia
19 Apr 2019,·13 mins
Infectious bagpipe dances, multipart singing and the mesmerising sound of the 'kokle'
12 Apr 2019,·10 mins
A giant shepherd's flute, multi-part singing, and field recordings from Béla Bartók
05 Apr 2019,·13 mins
Traditional village music from Uganda before the 1960's political upheaval
22 Mar 2019,·12 mins