World Music

Listen to the playful sounds of Mexican collective Son Rompre Pera who bring their colourful and uplifting music to the Bowl stage at WOMAD 2024 in Ngamotu, New Plymouth. Audio

Today's programme features the expressive sounds of the Ukrainian folk group DakhaBrakha performing their self-described ethno-chaos on the Bowlstage in Ngamotu, New Plymouth. Audio

The final part of our two part series on the music of guitarist, composer and producer Ry Cooder. Audio

Listen to Zamrock pioneers WITCH as they perform their signature psychedelic sounds on the Bowl Stage at WOMAD Aotearoa 2024. Audio

Music from the world, for the world, with Lila Downs, Bessie Smith, Driss El Maloumi, and English singer-songwriter, author and political activist, Billy Bragg. Audio

Music from the world, for the world, featuring MOMO, Karim Baggili, The Bongo Hop, and South African choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Audio

Music from the world, for the world, with Rajery, St Germain, Barbara Dane, and Banjo master Béla Fleck. Audio

Music from the world, for the world, featuring Dhafer Youssef, Dobet Gnahoré, Toumani Diabates, and NZ composer and guitarist Dan Sperber. Audio

Trevor speaks with Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and Irish violinist Aoife Ni Bhriain, whose collaborative recordings are a meeting of cultures across the Irish Sea. Audio

Featuring Adnan Joubran, Anandi Bhattacharya, Nick Drake, and Trevor speaks with longtime record producer Joe Boyd, whose name is synonymous with the emergence of British folk-rock boom of the 1960s.

Music from the world, with Orchestra Makassy, Opium Moon, and NZ duo Ariana Tikao & Bob Bickerton - whose convergence of Māori and Celtic musical traditions weave a journey through Kāi Tahu mythology.

Music from the world, for the world, featuring 3MA, Drake Mabry, Tulegur, and Constantinople with Ablaye Cissoko. Audio

Music from the world, for the world, featuring Dhafer Youssef, Césaria Evora, Lucas Santtana, and from Mali the renowned master of the ngoni, Bassekou Kouyate. Audio

Music from the world, for the world, featuring Le Trio Joubran, Manu Dibango, Constantinople, and the Malian singer often referred to as "The Songbird of Wassoulou", Oumou Sangaré. Audio

Music from the world, for the world, with Lhasa De Sela, Dom La Nena, Gino D'Auri, and Yasmin Levy, an Israeli singer who performs Ladino music with a flamenco twist. Audio

Music from the world, for the world, featuring Roopa Panesar, Sona Jobarteh, Paul Bosauder, and British trumpeter, Harry Beckett. Audio

Music from the world, for the world, featuring Rahim Alhaj, Plaza Francia Orchestra, Abou Diarra, and from Cameroon, Bassa singer-songwriter, Blick Bassy. Audio

Trevor pays tribute to the godfather of the British blues John Mayall, and includes an interview he recorded in 2010 with the pioneering bandleader. Audio

Music from the world, for the world, with Sola Rosa, Césaria Évora, Dhafer Youssef, and nine piece Mongolian band, Anda Union. Audio