Music Planet: Road Trip

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Palestine Jun 29, 2018

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British-Palestinian singer Reem Kelani explores the traditional music of Palestine from before and after 1948, including 1920s singer Thourayya Kaddoura and a field recording made at the Ein al-Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon.

Finland Jun 22, 2018

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Amanda Kauranne takes us on a road trip to Finland.

Ghana Jun 18, 2018

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Rita Ray takes us on a journey through the music of Ghana

Russia Jun 08, 2018

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As excitement mounts for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, for this week's Road Trip Nataliya Myazina explores the rich culture of Russian folk and roots music.

Colombia Jun 01, 2018

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Luisa Pineros takes us on a Road Trip to Colombia

Belize May 25, 2018

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Record producer Ivan Duran with a Road Trip to Belize

Israel May 11, 2018

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This May marks 70 years since the declaration of the State of Israel, so for this week's Road Trip, the composer and oud player Yair Dalal talks to us from his home town, the ancient port city of Jaffa, about the rich and complex musical heritage of the communities within Israel.

Greece May 04, 2018

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Giorgos Markakis reports from Athens for this week's Road Trip

Japan Apr 27, 2018

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We take a Roadtrip to Tokyo in the company of DJ and journalist Peter Barakan - he'll be giving us a flavour of where traditional Japanese roots music meets the alternative fringe across Japan.

Rio de Janeiro Apr 20, 2018

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Music journalist and author Silvio Essinger reports from Rio de Janeiro.