Japan - Tokyo and Okinawa

Sadao China, Yoreko Genako, The Rinken Band

2/2. Paul Fisher is in Okinawa, renowned for its rich musical heritage.

• 60 mins

World Routes in Poland

Lucy Duran travels to Poland to explore the folk music of Chopin's homeland.

• 60 mins

Argentina

Tango

Banning Eyre travels to Argentina to learn about the roots of the tango.

• 60 mins

Argentina

The Humahuaca Valley

Banning Eyre travels to northwest Argentina to hear the music of the Humahuaca valley.

• 60 mins

Argentina

Chamame

Banning Eyre visits Misiones province in Argentina to learn about chamame music.

• 60 mins

Sayan Ring Festival

Andy Kershaw visits the Sayan Ring Festival in Shushenskoe in deepest Siberia.

• 60 mins

Oumou Sangare Session, South Sudan Report

Lucy Duran presents Oumou Sangare in session and Robin Denselow reports from South Sudan.

• 60 mins

Sri Lanka

Lucy Duran travels around Sri Lanka to explore its varied musical cultures.

• 60 mins

The Jean Jenkins Archive

Lucy Duran explores the archive of pioneering ethnomusicologist Jean Jenkins.

• 30 mins

World Routes in Canada

A visit to the Chants de Vielles Festival in Quebec

Mary Ann Kennedy visits the Chants de Vielles Festival in Quebec.

• 60 mins

World Routes in Canada

Cape Breton Island

Mary Ann Kennedy visits Canada to make a musical tour of Cape Breton Island.

• 60 mins

World Routes in Madagascar

Justin Vali

Lucy Duran profiles Madagascan musician Justin Vali and records his Malagasy Orkestra.

• 60 mins

World Routes in Madagascar

Hira Gasy and Court Music

Lucy Duran presents music from the 18th-century Malagasy royal court in Madagascar.

• 60 mins

World Routes in Madagascar

Valiha and the music of the Spirit House

Lucy Duran presents Madagascan songs accompanying exhumation and reburial ceremonies.

• 60 mins

World Routes in Madagascar

Episode 4

Lucy Duran visits the the musical capital of Madagascar, Fianarantsoa.

• 60 mins

World Routes in Madagascar

Episode 5

Lucy Duran travels to Tulear and Anakao in Madagascar to hear traditional music.

• 60 mins

World Routes in Albania

Albanian Urban Music

Lucy Duran visist Albania to record the urban music of this once-isolated country.

• 60 mins

World Routes in Albania

Iso-Polyphony in Southern Albania

Lucy Duran explores the distinctive sound of iso-polyphony in Southern Albania.

• 60 mins

World Routes in Albania

Northern Albanian and Kosovan Music

Lucy Duran travels to the north of Albania for a folk festival in Bajram Curri.

• 60 mins

Salvador da Bahia and the Source of Samba

Lucy Duran visits Bahia in Brazil to search for the source of samba.

• 60 mins

Brazil - Abril Pro Rock Festival

Lucy Duran presents a World Routes residency at Brazil's Abril Pro Rock Festival.

• 60 mins

Jerusalem Oud Festival 2011

Episode 1

Moshe Morad with recordings made at the 2011 Jerusalem International Oud Festival.

• 60 mins

Jerusalem Oud Festival 2011

Episode 2

Moshe Morad presents a performance given by oud player Taiseer Elias.

• 60 mins

08/07/2012

Lucy Duran with music recorded in Bamako and the sound of young Mali.

• 60 mins

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Lucy Duran listens to the traditional sounds of the ancient city of Bhaktapur in Nepal.

• 60 mins

Kenya

Lucy Duran is in Kenya to record the Massai singing about the dangers of cattle raiding.

• 60 mins

World Routes in Athens

Episode 1

Moshe Morad visits Athens, presenting music from Manolis Karantinis and Glykeria.

• 60 mins

World Routes in Athens

Episode 2

Moshe Morad presents music from Lazarus Koulaxizis and Rembetiko star Mario.

• 60 mins

The Nile Project in Aswan

Episode 1

Simon Broughton explores the connexion between the different lyres found along the Nile.

• 60 mins

The Nile Project in Aswan

Episode 2

Simon Broughton focuses on Nubian culture, still present in the Aswan basin.

• 60 mins