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World Music on Radio 3 - Current Programmes and Archive
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Africa
The rich and vibrant musical world of Africa. Programmes include a focus on the life and music of one of Africa's best loved divas, Oumou Sangare.
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Americas
From Appalachian fiddle playing to Brazilian Carnivals discover the music of the Americas. Programmes include an exploration of Cuba's musical roots.
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Asia Pacific
Music ranging from Gamelan to Minyo singers, Sufi to the first radio programme recorded in North Korea. Programmes include music of China's ethnic minority communities.
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Europe
World Music from Europe including Transylvanian gypsies and polyphonic drinking songs. Includes Andy Kershaw's exploration of the traditional music of Sardinia and Corsica.
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Middle East and North Africa
From the oud to the world of the Bedouins taking in Andy Kershaw's award-winning Iraq feature. Including a two-part special on the music of Algeria
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Womad
Listen to Radio 3's coverage of the Womad festival on BBC iPlayer.
World Routes Academy
Find out about the World Routes Academy 2010.
Find a programme by country
Explore ten years of Radio 3 on-location recordings from 2000 to the present in our World Music archive, recording the life and musical traditions of countries ranging from Brazil to North Korea and Cuba to Turkmenistan.
Use the links below or the map of the world to see the full range of available programmes. Interactive map
AFRICA
- Cameroon
- The Baka Music House (2004)
- Cape Verde
- Specially-made recordings (2009)
- Ethiopia
- Comic Relief (2003)
- Ghana
- 50 years of independence (2007)
- Guinea-Bissau
- Balanta men & gumbe (2003)
- Madagascar
- Hira Gasy & court music (2009)
- Mali
- Trip into Malian Music (1989)
- Festival in the Desert (2003)
- Ali Farka Toure (2006)
- Bambara Blues (2007)
- Oumou Sangare (2005)
- Festival on the Niger (2006)
- Mauritania
- Festival of Nomad Music (2006)
- Mozambique
- Diverse Musical Traditions (2005)
- South Africa
- Democratic Rainbow Nation (1995)
- Uganda
- Africa Lives (2007)
- Zanzibar
- Taarab & Bi Kidude (2005)
- Zimbabwe
- A trip with Biggie Tembo (1988)
ASIA-PACIFIC
- China
- Silk & Bamboo (2000)
- Chinese Ethnic Music (2008)
- India
- Songs of the Sufi Mystics (2000)
- North India (2003)
- Music for Lord Krishna (2005)
- Golden Temple of Amritsar (2007)
- Indonesia
- Gamelan Journeys (2003)
- Japan
- Tokyo & Okinawa (2006)
- North Korea
- 1st ever radio programme (2003)
- Pakistan
- Songs of the Sufi Mystics (2000)
- The Sufi Shrines (2007)
- Turkmenistan
- Christmas in Ashgabat (2005)
- Vietnam
- Saigon & Hanoi (2002)
EUROPE
- Azerbaijan
- Musical traditions (2008)
- Corsica & Sardinia
- Corsica & Sardinia (2005)
- France
- Marseille (2006)
- Georgia
- Ancient musical traditions (2007)
- Greece
- Epirus, S. Greece & Crete (2004)
- Poland
- Chopin's Poland (2008)
- Romania
- Transylvanian Gypsy music (2004)
- Turkey
- Istanbul (2009)
AMERICAS
- Belize
- Garifuna & Settlement day (2002)
- Brazil
- Carnival (2008)
- North East (2008)
- Cuba
- Cuba's musical roots (2007)
- Haiti
- Haiti's presidential election (2000)
- Mexico
- Son Jarocho & Malinto choir (2002)
- Panama
- Cumbia & Tomborito Drums (2002)
- Peru
- Peru's music (2006)
- Venezuela
- Hidden music of Venezuela (2004)
- United States of America
- Appalachia (2009)
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
- Algeria
- Rai Music. Kabilian Mountains & the Sahara desert (2006)
- Iran
- Classical & Local music (2001)
- Musical life in Iran (2004)
- Iraq
- Classical & Gypsy Music (2001)
- Israel
- Israel's Ethnic Makeup (2004)
- Nazareth, Jerusalem & the International Oud Festival (2008)
- Jordan
- Bedouin Music & Amman (2007)
- Ilham Al Madfai (2007)
- Syria
- Damascus & Aleppo (2005)
World Music Archive: On Location Map
Find programmes by continent:
Use the continent links above to focus in on a specific area. to zoom in and out use the '+' and '-' buttons. Pan around using the directional buttons. All links from the map will take you to the episode page for that programme. When you have finished, you can use the 'esc' button on your keyboard or the 'x' in the top corner.
This Week Across the BBC
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6 days left to listenMax Reinhardt presents music from the films Black Cat, White Cat and The Hours.
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5 days left to listenMax Reinhardt with music from Miles Davis, Massive Attack, John Adams and K'Naan.
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1 day left to listenMary Ann Kennedy takes her pick from the latest world music releases on CD.
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9 hours left to listenMax Reinhardt with music from the Mississippi String Band, Rhodri Davies and Nina Simone.
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7 days left to listenDevotional music for Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs with Jas Rao sitting in for Waqas Saeed.
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6 days left to listenMax Reinhardt presents music from the films Black Cat, White Cat and The Hours.
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6 days left to listenNews, current affairs and music in Gujarati with Dev Parmar.
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6 days left to listenIndian playback singer Tulsi Kumar joins Gagan live from the Mumbai studios.
Human Planet & Music Planet
Find out about Human Planet the new landmark natural history series coming to BBC One soon, and the accompanying Radio 3 series Music Planet.
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