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The audio archive is the one stop shop for all the world music features and concerts currently available on the site.

Andy Kershaw in North Korea
Check out new On-Location features from Syria, Mozambique, Corsica and Sardinia, plus other Andy Kershaw and World Routes trips.
Ali Farke Toure
Following the death of the mighty Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure, Lucy Duran and Andy Kershaw presented a special tribute to their friend.
 

Koffi Olomide
A concert and interview with Congolese superstar Koffi Olomide, recorded specially for World Routes.
Tinariwen
Highlights from last year's London's gig by Tinariwen, Touareg rock rebels and Awards for World Music winners, recorded for Andy Kershaw.
 

Finnish musician
From Haiti to Mali and Venezuela to Finland, listen online to our experts talk about the country's musical history with supporting music examples.
Africa 05 logo
A celebration of African Arts across the UK, including Africa on your street.
Mural at the New Afrika Shrine
An exciting new feature available online which portrays this hugely influential figure in the musical and social history of Nigeria.
Baka people's chief, Dundela
Listen online at your leisure to this wonderful World Routes feature, a project in the Cameroon rainforest to raise the profile of the Baka Pygmies.
Africa On Your Street
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The place to find about African Music in the UK. Our hosts offer tips on gigs, clips of their favourite CDs, news from the studio and gossip from the dance floor.
 
 
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