Brazilian guitarist Fabricio Mattos is our guide to the country's Choro music

Brazil: Choro

Damascus-born qanun player Maya Youssef takes us on a journey around the music of Syria

Syria

Colombo-based percussionist Sumudi Suraweera is our guide to the music of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Dipannita Acharya takes us on a journey through the music of the Bauls

India: Bengal

Every year since 2008, musicians, singers and dancers gather on both sides of the fence of the US-Mexico border between San Diego and Tijuana. They get together to celebrate life, unity and brotherhood through the music and dance of Son Jarocho, a traditional music style from Veracruz. Betto Arcos reports from last month's event for our latest Road Trip.

Mexico - US: Fandango Fronterizo

Betto Arcos takes us on a sonic tour of Colombia's Festival Internacional de Cuerdas Pulsadas

Colombia: Festival Internacional de Cuerdas Pulsadas

Betto Arcos reports from the Son Para Milo Festival in Mexico City, with a special focus on Son Huasteco, a traditional style from the north eastern part of the country.

Mexico: Son Para Milo

From Calypso to Ska - DJ Alex Jordan explores the glorious music of Barbados, with music from Eddie Grant and interviews from Barbadian musicians Nikita Brown and the Mighty Gabby

Barbados

Musicologist Mu Qian takes us on a Road Trip to Hubei province in central China

China: Hubei

Yijia Tu is our guide to the music of the Yi People of China (in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces)

China: Sichuan and Yunnan

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

Music Planet: Road Trip

Join us for a musical journey through Greenland – taking in Inuit singing, drunken sailor shanties and the accidental discovery of the Hawaiian guitar.

Greenland

Artist and music promoter Edit Pula takes us on a road trip through Albania's rich musical heritage

Albania

Amanda Kauranne takes us on a road trip to Finland.

Finland

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.

Japan

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.

Palestine

Arne Berg is in Tromso in northern Norway for this week's Road Trip, reflecting both the country's mainstream roots-based music, and the songs of the Sami people.

Norway

Artist manager Allie Silver reports from the Argentine capital Buenos Aires

Argentina

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

Greece

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.

Israel

Producer and radio host Maimouna Dembélé takes us on a road trip to Senegal

Senegal

CBC's Wendy Bergfeldt takes us on a Road Trip to Cape Breton Island in Eastern Canada.Listen to the world - Music Planet, Radio 3's new world music show presented by Lopa Kothari and Kathryn Tickell, brings us the best roots-based music from across the globe - with live sessions from the biggest international names and the freshest emerging talent; classic tracks and new releases, and every week a bespoke Road Trip from a different corner of the globe, taking us to the heart of its music and culture. Plus special guest Mixtapes and gems from the BBC archives. Whether it's traditional Indian ragas, Malian funk, UK folk or Cuban jazz, you'll hear it on Music Planet.

CBC's Wendy Bergfeldt takes us on a Road Trip to Cape Breton Island in Eastern Canada.<br><br>Listen to the world - Music Planet, Radio 3's new world music show presented by Lopa Kothari and Kathryn Tickell, brings us the best roots-based music from across the globe - with live sessions from the biggest international names and the freshest emerging talent; classic tracks and new releases, and every week a bespoke Road Trip from a different corner of the globe, taking us to the heart of its music and culture. Plus special guest Mixtapes and gems from the BBC archives. Whether it's traditional Indian ragas, Malian funk, UK folk or Cuban jazz, you'll hear it on Music Planet.

Canada

Record producer Ivan Duran with a Road Trip to Belize

Belize

Our Road Trip takes us to Festival Med in the South of Portugal where singer Sara Tavares was performing in June - her recommendations include some of the best in fado - from the historic recordings of Amalia Rodrigues to the contemporary sounds of Carminho - as well as local hip-hop artist Carlao who samples the funana bands of his parents' homeland of Cape Verde, an ancestry shared by Tavares herself.

Portugal

Istanbul-born singer Cigdem Aslan guides us through the Alevi music of Turkey

Turkey

Singer and multi-instrumentalist Inge Thomson takes us on a Road Trip to Shetland

Shetland

Luisa Pineros takes us on a Road Trip to Colombia

Colombia

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

Rio de Janeiro

Guitarist and throat singer Albert Kuvezin takes us to Tuva in southern Siberia.

Tuva

Music journalist Betto Arcos takes us on a trip to Veracruz in Mexico.

Mexico

Tsapiky, Salegy and the Valiha - Odilon Ranaivoson with a Road Trip to Madagascar

Madagascar

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