Betto Arcos reports from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC
Published on Monday, 21st October 2024.
Betto Arcos is in Madrid, Spain exploring the rich and diverse world of Flamenco.
Published on Saturday, 21st September 2024.
Singer Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk is our guide to Yiddish Tango
Published on Thursday, 1st August 2024.
Betto Arcos takes us to New Orleans for a celebration of cajun and zydeco music
Published on Monday, 8th July 2024.
Sigmund de Souza is our guide to the Portuguese-influenced mando tradition of Goa
Published on Saturday, 1st June 2024.
Betto Arcos on the playing styles and instruments of Lima's Afro-Peruvian tradition
Published on Saturday, 18th May 2024.
Betto Arcos reports from the Cosquín Folk Festival in Argentina
Published on Saturday, 17th February 2024.
Sebastian Bergholm takes us to the far north exploring the rich tradition of Sámi yoiking
Published on Saturday, 13th January 2024.
Betto Arcos reports from Cali's Petronio Alvarez Festival (of Afro-Colombian music)
Published on Saturday, 30th September 2023.
Betto Arcos is our guide to the classic American Latin label Ansonia Records
Published on Friday, 25th August 2023.
Brazilian guitarist Fabricio Mattos is our guide to the country's Choro music
Published on Wednesday, 28th June 2023.
Damascus-born qanun player Maya Youssef takes us on a journey around the music of Syria
Published on Friday, 23rd June 2023.
Colombo-based percussionist Sumudi Suraweera is our guide to the music of Sri Lanka
Published on Monday, 19th June 2023.
Dipannita Acharya takes us on a journey through the music of the Bauls
Published on Thursday, 9th March 2023.
Betto Arcos reports from the US-Mexico border and Fandango Fronterizo.
Published on Saturday, 5th November 2022.
Betto Arcos reports from the Festival Internacional de Cuerdas Pulsadas
Published on Thursday, 29th September 2022.
Betto Arcos reports from the Son Para Milo Festival in Mexico City
Published on Tuesday, 26th July 2022.
From Calypso to Ska - DJ Alex Jordan explores the glorious music of Barbados
Published on Friday, 4th March 2022.
Musicologist Mu Qian takes us on a Road Trip to Hubei province in central China
Published on Thursday, 10th February 2022.
Yijia Tu is our guide to the music of the Yi People of China
Published on Thursday, 13th January 2022.
Betto Arcos takes us to Venezuela and Colombia with a focus on the cuatro instrument
Published on Monday, 27th December 2021.
An exploration of Carimbó music by Fabricio Mattos
Published on Tuesday, 12th October 2021.
Betto Arcos takes us on a journey through the music of the Colombian Andes
Published on Saturday, 12th June 2021.
Betto Arcos reports from Valledupar in Colombia, home to the folk style of Vallenato
Published on Saturday, 1st May 2021.
Betto Arcos celebrates the rich and diverse folk music scene in Argentina
Published on Saturday, 6th March 2021.
Alexander Kan guides us through the revival of Russian folk music across the last century
Published on Friday, 29th January 2021.
Betto Arcos explores the varied and exciting folk scene of Uruguay
Published on Tuesday, 12th January 2021.
Betto Arcos is our guide to the Trova Suriana music tradition of southern Mexico
Published on Saturday, 31st October 2020.
Mauro Durante is our guide to the music of Salento, southern Italy
Published on Thursday, 15th October 2020.
Betto Arcos reports from Boyacá in Colombia, home to the traditional style of Carranga
Published on Saturday, 12th September 2020.
Jean-Marc Matwaki takes us on a journey through the music of the DRC
Published on Saturday, 11th July 2020.
Armen Manukyan takes us on a journey through the music of Armenia
Published on Thursday, 11th June 2020.
Betto Arcos returns to Paraguay for this Road Trip, with a focus on Guaraní music
Published on Wednesday, 27th May 2020.
Betto Arcos takes us on a trip around songs from the lockdown
Published on Tuesday, 5th May 2020.
Ivan Larenjeira, in this second Road Trip, takes us on a journey through Mozambique.
Published on Wednesday, 29th April 2020.
Betto Arcos guides us around Montevideo, Uruguay, as it prepares for Carnival
Published on Saturday, 15th February 2020.
Marija Vitas takes us on a Road Trip through the music of Serbia
Published on Saturday, 11th January 2020.
Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė takes us on a journey over the last century of Lithuanian music
Published on Monday, 18th November 2019.
Betto Arcos travels across northeast Argentina in search of Chamamé music
Published on Saturday, 26th October 2019.
Bill Odidi guides us through the music of Miriam Makeba, Solomon Linda and BCUC
Published on Friday, 20th September 2019.
In the second of two reports from Havana, Betto Arcos looks at the revival of son music
Published on Friday, 13th September 2019.
Chris Ryu explores the evolution of Pansori music
Published on Friday, 6th September 2019.
Music of nightingales and horse herder flutes
Published on Friday, 30th August 2019.
Ivan Larenjeira takes us on a Road Trip through Mafala in Maputo Mozambique.
Published on Friday, 16th August 2019.
Betto Arcos is in Lisbon, where he finds out about the Portuguese Guitar
Published on Friday, 9th August 2019.
Betto Arcos is in Havana for the first of two road trip episodes from the island of Cuba
Published on Friday, 19th July 2019.
Maloya and Sega music feature in this week's Road Trip from Réunion Island
Published on Friday, 12th July 2019.
Chirag Jain reports from India with music from Tamil Nadu to Kerala on the Arabian Sea
Published on Friday, 5th July 2019.
Ethnomusicologist Mu Qian takes us on a Road Trip to Guizhou province of China
Published on Friday, 28th June 2019.
Betto Arcos is in Quito exploring music that evokes the beauty of the Andean landscape
Published on Friday, 21st June 2019.
From the bagpipes of the south west to the village tunes of Moravia
Published on Saturday, 15th June 2019.
Amani Semaan reports from Beirut on some of the most influential music of the Arab world
Published on Friday, 7th June 2019.
Music of the wilderness; from the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro to the island of Zanzibar
Published on Friday, 24th May 2019.
A mountain welcome dance and processional wedding music of the Kabyle people
Published on Friday, 17th May 2019.
Music from the barren flatlands of Gujarat through to charming hills of Bengal
Published on Friday, 10th May 2019.
José Buenconsejo introduces us to the music of the Philippines
Published on Friday, 3rd May 2019.
Betto Arcos transports us to the Festival de la Mejorana in Panama
Published on Friday, 26th April 2019.
Betto Arcos is back reporting from the musically diverse port city of Cartagena, Colombia
Published on Friday, 19th April 2019.
Infectious bagpipe dances, multipart singing and the mesmerising sound of the 'kokle'
Published on Friday, 12th April 2019.
A giant shepherd's flute, multi-part singing, and field recordings from Béla Bartók
Published on Friday, 5th April 2019.
Traditional village music from Uganda before the 1960's political upheaval
Published on Friday, 22nd March 2019.
Traditional benga music to Afro-fusion, plus Ayub Ogada plays the nyatiti
Published on Friday, 15th March 2019.
Mahsa Vahdat takes us on an inspirational musical journey with the women of Iran
Published on Friday, 8th March 2019.
A fiddle jam in southern Denmark, Nordic kings, and a 1916 recording from Fanø island
Published on Friday, 1st March 2019.
From ancient choral motets to antagonistic rhyming couplets
Published on Friday, 22nd February 2019.
Reporting from snowy Raugu, Mari Kalkun takes us through 4000 years of Estonian music
Published on Friday, 15th February 2019.
Betto Arcos is in South Texas exploring music with Cuban, Mexican and German influences
Published on Friday, 8th February 2019.
Betto Arcos with a musical pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain
Published on Friday, 4th January 2019.
Journalist Betto Arcos guides us through the controversial drug ballad music of Mexico
Published on Friday, 14th December 2018.
A foot-stomping, banjo-fuelled road trip through the Blue Ridge Mountains
Published on Friday, 7th December 2018.
Producer Paul Chandler reports from Bamako, exploring the rich musical culture of Mali
Published on Friday, 30th November 2018.
Ethnomusicologist Mu Qian reports from China on the music at the heart of the Silk Road
Published on Friday, 23rd November 2018.
Broadcaster Betto Arcos is in one of Lima's Peña bars for this week's Peruvian Road Trip
Published on Friday, 9th November 2018.
Lopa whizzes around Gran Canaria in a taxi and encounters a very recognisable tune
Published on Friday, 2nd November 2018.
Eugenia Georgieva takes us on a Road Trip to Bulgaria to explore the history and sounds.
Published on Friday, 26th October 2018.
Road Trip to Cape Breton Island in Eastern Canada, hosted by the CBC's Wendy Bergfeldt.
Published on Friday, 19th October 2018.
Istanbul-born singer Cigdem Aslan guides us through the Alevi music of Turkey
Published on Friday, 12th October 2018.
Paraguayan harp, virtuosic electric bass and The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura
Published on Friday, 5th October 2018.
From Inuit singing to the accidental discovery of the Hawaiian guitar.
Published on Friday, 28th September 2018.
Artist manager Allie Silver reports from the Argentine capital Buenos Aires
Published on Friday, 21st September 2018.
Music journalist Betto Arcos takes us on a trip to Veracruz in Mexico.
Published on Friday, 14th September 2018.
Guitarist and throat singer Albert Kuvezin takes us to Tuva in southern Siberia.
Published on Friday, 7th September 2018.
Producer and radio host Maimouna Dembélé takes us on a road trip to Senegal
Published on Sunday, 2nd September 2018.
Ashanti Omkar takes us on a Road Trip around the UK to explore British Asian music
Published on Friday, 24th August 2018.
Tsapiky, Salegy and the Valiha - Odilon Ranaivoson with a Road Trip to Madagascar
Published on Friday, 17th August 2018.
Sara Tavares takes us to Portugal in this week's Road Trip.
Published on Friday, 10th August 2018.
Artist and music promoter Edit Pula takes us on a road trip to Albania
Published on Friday, 3rd August 2018.
DJ and broadcaster Alex Jordan reports from Kingston, Jamaica for this week's Road Trip.
Published on Friday, 20th July 2018.
Singer and multi-instrumentalist Inge Thomson takes us on a Road Trip to Shetland
Published on Friday, 13th July 2018.
Max Moya takes us on a road trip to Spain
Published on Friday, 6th July 2018.
British-Palestinian singer Reem Kelani explores the traditional music of Palestine.
Published on Friday, 29th June 2018.
Amanda Kauranne takes us on a road trip to Finland.
Published on Friday, 22nd June 2018.
Rita Ray takes us on a journey through the music of Ghana
Published on Monday, 18th June 2018.
Nataliya Myazina explores the rich culture of Russian folk and roots music.
Published on Friday, 8th June 2018.
Luisa Pineros takes us on a Road Trip to Colombia
Published on Friday, 1st June 2018.
Record producer Ivan Duran with a Road Trip to Belize
Published on Friday, 25th May 2018.
Yair Dalal on the rich and complex musical heritage of the communities within Israel.
Published on Friday, 11th May 2018.
Giorgos Markakis reports from Athens for this week's Road Trip
Published on Friday, 4th May 2018.
DJ and journalist Peter Barakan takes us on a Road Trip to Japan.
Published on Friday, 27th April 2018.
Music journalist and author Silvio Essinger reports from Rio de Janeiro.
Published on Friday, 20th April 2018.
Arne Berg is in Tromso in northern Norway for this week's Road Trip.
Published on Friday, 13th April 2018.
Mbira player Hope Masike introduces tracks that reflect Zimbabwe's rich heritage.
Published on Friday, 6th April 2018.
The team behind World on 3 are excited to introduce a new world music podcast...
Published on Thursday, 5th April 2018.
