World Music
Worlds of Music 30 March, 2025
Music from the world, for the world, featuring Ali Hassan Kuban, Marlon Williams, The South Pasifika Sound Project, and flamenco-Indian band, Indialucia. Audio
Worlds of Music 23 March, 2025
Music from the world, for the world, with Ablaye Cissoko, Vaya Con Dios, Chico Trujillo, and Trevor speaks with influential folk guitarist Peter Walker. Audio
Worlds of Music 9 March, 2025
Music from the world, for the world, with Jadid Ensemble, Ali Farka Touré, Melanie De Biasio, and French producer and DJ, St Germain. Audio
Worlds of Music 23 February, 2025
Music from the world, for the world, featuring Oumou Sangaré, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Greg Johnson, and South African male choral group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Audio
Worlds of Music 16 February, 2025
Music from the world, for the world, with Samuel Yirga, Omar Bashir, Bob Marley, and Trevor speaks with the "Punk Professor", renowned British writer, musician, and educator, Vivien Goldman. Audio
Worlds of Music 9 February, 2025
Music from the world, for the world, with Le Trio Joubran, Youssou N'Dour, Ariana Tikao, and jazz vocalist Gregory Porter. Audio
Worlds of Music 26 January, 2025
Music from the world, for the world, with Driss El Maloumi, The Bongo Hop, Bela Fleck, and indigenous soul from Moana & The Tribe. Audio
WOMAD 2024: Mari Kalkun
Listen to the Baltic traditions of Estonian folk musician Mari Kalkum who brings her entrancing soundscapes to the Dell stage at WOMAD 2024 in Ngamotu, New Plymouth. Audio
LIVE: Son Rompe Pera at WOMAD 2024
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
Live: DakhaBrakha at WOMAD 2024
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 Music Of Ry Cooder: Part 2
The final part of our two part series on the music of guitarist, composer and producer Ry Cooder. Audio
Live: WITCH at WOMAD 2024
Listen to Zamrock pioneers WITCH as they perform their signature psychedelic sounds on the Bowl Stage at WOMAD Aotearoa 2024. Audio
Worlds of Music 15 December, 2024
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
Worlds of Music 8 December, 2024
Music from the world, for the world, featuring MOMO, Karim Baggili, The Bongo Hop, and South African choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Audio
Worlds of Music 1 December, 2024
Music from the world, for the world, with Rajery, St Germain, Barbara Dane, and Banjo master Béla Fleck. Audio
Worlds of Music 24 November, 2024
Music from the world, for the world, featuring Dhafer Youssef, Dobet Gnahoré, Toumani Diabates, and NZ composer and guitarist Dan Sperber. Audio
Worlds of Music 17 November, 2024
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
Worlds of Music 10 November, 2024
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.
…Worlds of Music 27 October, 2024
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.
…Worlds of Music 13 October, 2024
Music from the world, for the world, featuring 3MA, Drake Mabry, Tulegur, and Constantinople with Ablaye Cissoko. Audio