José Buenconsejo introduces us to the music of the Philippines
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Philippines
North India
Music from the barren flatlands of Gujarat through to charming hills of Bengal
Algeria
A mountain welcome dance and processional wedding music of the Kabyle people
Tanzania
Music of the wilderness; from the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro to the island of Zanzibar
Lebanon
Amani Semaan reports from Beirut on some of the most influential music of the Arab world
Czech Republic
From the bagpipes of the south west to the village tunes of Moravia
Ecuador
Betto Arcos is in Quito exploring music that evokes the beauty of the Andean landscape
Guizhou (China)
Ethnomusicologist Mu Qian takes us on a Road Trip to Guizhou province of China
South India
Chirag Jain reports from India with music from Tamil Nadu to Kerala on the Arabian Sea
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Maloya and Sega music feature in this week's Road Trip from éܲԾDz Island
Cuba
Betto Arcos is in Havana for the first of two road trip episodes from the island of Cuba
Portugal
Betto Arcos is in Lisbon, where he finds out about the Portuguese Guitar
Mozambique
Ivan Larenjeira takes us on a Road Trip through Mafala in Maputo Mozambique.
Kazakhstan
Music of nightingales and horse herder flutes
South Korea
Chris Ryu explores the evolution of Pansori music
In the second of two reports from Havana, Betto Arcos looks at the revival of son music
South Africa
Bill Odidi guides us through the music of Miriam Makeba, Solomon Linda and BCUC
Argentina
Betto Arcos travels across northeast Argentina in search of Chamamé music
Lithuania
Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė takes us on a journey over the last century of Lithuanian music
Serbia
Marija Vitas takes us on a Road Trip through the music of Serbia
Uruguay
Betto Arcos guides us around Montevideo, Uruguay, as it prepares for Carnival
Ivan Larenjeira, in this second Road Trip, takes us on a journey through Mozambique.
Lockdown Road Trip
Betto Arcos takes us on a trip around songs from the lockdown
Paraguay - Guarania
Betto Arcos returns to Paraguay for this Road Trip, with a focus on Guaraní music
Armenia
Armen Manukyan takes us on a journey through the music of Armenia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jean-Marc Matwaki takes us on a journey through the music of the DRC
Colombia: Carranga Music
Betto Arcos reports from Boyacá in Colombia, home to the traditional style of Carranga
Italy: Salento
Mauro Durante is our guide to the music of Salento, southern Italy
Mexico: La Trova Suriana
Betto Arcos is our guide to the Trova Suriana music tradition of southern Mexico
Betto Arcos explores the varied and exciting folk scene of Uruguay
Russia
Alexander Kan guides us through the revival of Russian folk music across the last century