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Episode details

Radio 3,26 Sep 2026,59 mins

Maritime music and Salento soul

Music Planet

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Lopa Kothari presents the best in folk and roots-based music from around the world. This week she sets sail, taking in the traditional harmonies of Bahamian ensemble The Dicey Doh Singers, and a song for the sea from Mauritian “griot of the islands” Menwar. Also, Officina Zoè offer up a footstomping take on ancestral rhythms from Salento in southern Italy, and Argentinean musician Marco Grancelli shares the fruits of a South American road trip on his debut solo album. Produced by Gabriel Francis A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 To listen on most smart speakers, just say: “Ask BBC Sounds to play Music Planet.”

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Farol de Montedor
    Farol de Montedor
    Grupo de Música Popular da Universidade do Minho
  3. 2.
    Mar Azul
    Mar Azul
    Cesária Évora
  4. 3.
    Alma Challuera
    Alma Challuera
    Marco Grancelli