New sounds from the Middle East

Soul, jazz and electronic music from a range of new artists

• 55 mins

A Capella

The power of the human voice and singing in a cappella featuring US sensation Pentatonix

• 55 mins

New Talent at Glastonbury

The eight finalists in Glastonbury Festival’s Emerging Talent Competition 2015

• 55 mins

Music from Small Islands

Rita Ray talks to eight musical acts from small islands

• 55 mins

Cuban Overture

Music from Havana's best new artists including La Reyna y La Real, Eme Alfonso and more.

• 49 mins

Ghana

Seven up-and-coming Ghanaian musicians perform for the BBC.

• 49 mins

Ska

David Amanor talks to ska bands from as far afield as Japan, Australia and Chile.

• 49 mins

India

Global Beats explores India's lively independent music scene, from folk to funk.

• 49 mins

Hip Hop Feministas

Candace Piette talks to bold and talented young female rappers from Guatemala, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Costa Rica and Ecuador.

• 49 mins

London International

Rita Ray presents live performances from global musicians making music in London.

• 49 mins

Americana - Part One

Meet Heidi Feek, Whiskey Shivers, Haas Kowert Tice - new stars of American roots music

• 49 mins

Americana - Part Two

An exploration of the latest and sweetest reinventions of American roots music

• 49 mins

Ska

David Amanor talks to ska bands The Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Locomondo and The Skatalites

• 49 mins

Musical Identities

As the globe contracts, we will end up with less and less musical diversity?

• 49 mins

Psychedelia

A celebration of psychedelia, the music genre born in the purple haze of the late 60s

• 49 mins

Music from Spain

New musical talent from Spain including indie band Vetusta Morla, Bigott, and Zahara

• 49 mins

Gospel

Rita Ray plays some of the best new Gospel tunes from around the world, and finds out why Gospel has such enduring appeal.

• 49 mins

An Audience with Richard Bona

“Simply one of the most talented dudes on this planet”, meet musician Richard Bona

• 49 mins

Edinburgh Festival

Music from Anna Meredith, Danish String Quartet, Antonio Forcione and Sarah Jane Morris

• 49 mins

Tanzanian Hip Hop

Hip Hop Tanzanian style and its transformation into Bongo Flava and Singeli

• 53 mins

South Korea

Bernie Cho introduces our pick of the freshest, most exciting artists in Korea right now

• 49 mins

Philippines

In the second of three programmes from East Asia, Nadine Jacinto discovers some of the most exciting new Filipino music.

• 49 mins

Japan

Join Nick Luscombe as he concludes our Global Beats East Asia season with a musical feast from Japan.

• 49 mins

Sauti za Busara

The pick from one of Africa’s best music festivals - Sauti za Busara, in Zanzibar

• 49 mins

Sauti za Busara

Stunning highlights from the Sauti za Busara festival in Zanzibar

• 49 mins

Reggae

Reggae has travelled as far as South Korea, Israel, UK and Senegal. How and why?

• 49 mins

Colombia

Natalio Cosoy shares his pick of the new crop of Colombian artists

• 49 mins

Making it Big

Global Beats is at MIDEM, in France, asking what musicians need to do to make it big.

• 49 mins

Berlin

A journey through multicultural Berlin and its vibrant, varied music scene

• 49 mins

Scotland

Vic Galloway is joined at the Edinburgh Festival by six of the most exciting up-and-coming bands performing there.

• 49 mins