Music Planet: Road Trip

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**Music Planet: Road Trip**

Discover the world with music. Join local experts for a sonic journey around the globe.

Latest Episodes:

Venezuela and Colombia: Cuatro Dec 27, 2021

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Betto Arcos takes us to Venezuela and Colombia with a focus on the cuatro instrument

Brazil's Carimbó Music Oct 12, 2021

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Guitarist Fabricio Mattos takes us on a journey through the Carimbó music of Brazil.

Colombia: Andes Jun 12, 2021

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Betto Arcos takes us on a journey through the music of the Colombian Andes

Colombia: Vallenato May 01, 2021

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Betto Arcos reports from Valledupar, home to Vallenato, a folk style popularised in the 1990s by Carlos Vives and celebrated in the city's annual Vallenato Legend Festival.

Argentina Mar 06, 2021

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Betto Arcos celebrates the rich and diverse folk music scene in Argentina with a focus on female artists from Mercedes Sosa and Teresa Parodi to Nadia Larcher and La Charo

Russia Jan 29, 2021

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Alexander Kan guides us through the revival of Russian folk music across the last century

Uruguay Jan 12, 2021

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Betto Arcos explores the varied and exciting folk scene of Uruguay

Mexico: La Trova Suriana Oct 31, 2020

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Betto Arcos is our guide to the Trova Suriana music tradition of southern Mexico

Italy: Salento Oct 15, 2020

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Mauro Durante is our guide to the music of Salento, southern Italy