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

Colombia: Festival Internacional de Cuerdas Pulsadas

Sep 29th, 2022 15m 35s

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

Mexico: Son Para Milo

Jul 26th, 2022 15m 4s

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

Jun 18th, 2022 15m 4s

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.

Syria

Jun 14th, 2022 12m 7s

Damascus-born, UK-based qanun player Maya Youssef is our guide to some of the great voices and instrumentalists from Syria's classical and folk traditions

Barbados

Mar 4th, 2022 10m 55s

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

China: Hubei

Feb 10th, 2022 13m 19s

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

Venezuela and Colombia: Cuatro

Dec 27th, 2021 15m 7s

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

China: Sichuan and Yunnan

Dec 13th, 2021 14m 53s

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

Brazil's Carimbó Music

Oct 12th, 2021 17m 8s

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

Colombia: Andes

Jun 12th, 2021 18m 23s

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

Colombia: Vallenato

May 1st, 2021 15m 10s

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 6th, 2021 15m 3s

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