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New tunes!
Gilles plays a selection of fresh releases from Gush, Kutmah and more.
10 Jan 2026,·180 mins
Back to the spinning wheel
Jennifer Lucy Allan selects songs to soothe and energise the new year return to normality
09 Jan 2026,·89 mins
American Routes
Kathryn Tickell embarks on a musical journey across the United States of America.
10 Jan 2026,·59 mins
with Nikita Kanda
Your daily mix with A.R. Rahman, Neha Kakkar, Manni Sandhu and lots more!
12 Jan 2026,·60 mins
Eclectic music for after dark
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
11 Jan 2026,·89 mins
Routes to Roots Rumbo Oaxaca
Anna Massie with the very best of folk and roots music from Scotland and beyond.
08 Jan 2026,·115 mins
Who will end this week at #1?
Eddie Kadi counts down The Official UK Afrobeats Chart. @1Xtra on social
11 Jan 2026,·60 mins
The AfroSounds Mix
DJ Edu mixes up Afrobeats. @1Xtra on social
07 Jan 2026,·30 mins
Get Lit Mix
Djeff
Angolan DJ/producer, Djeff delivers the Get Lit Mix. @1Xtra on socials
09 Jan 2026,·30 mins
Salman Khan
Gagan Grewal celebrates Bollywood’s ultimate heartthrob, Salman Khan!
28 Dec 2025,·60 mins
Kizzi's House Party Mix and Friends!
Kizzi is joined by five female DJs for a back-to-back set with all the bangers you love!
04 Jan 2026,·30 mins
Brand new and retro southern bangers with Shankeya sitting in
Asian Network's Tamil and South Indian show with Shankeya sitting in for Pritt.
11 Jan 2026,·120 mins
Pakistan
Farah Karim presents new musical talent from Pakistan, ranging from rap to qawwali.
20 Apr 2019,·53 mins
Talulah yn cyflwyno
Dewis eclectig o gerddoriaeth gyda Talulah yn sedd Georgia Ruth.
06 Jan 2026,·118 mins
Mani Martin
Mani Martin talks about the life-changing experience that inspired his latest album
10 Jan 2026,·26 mins
22/12/2025
Listen to Steve Davidson and Gary Peterson and their choice of folk music.
22 Dec 2025,·60 mins
Highlights
Lucy Duran looks back over 13 years of the programme.
22 Sep 2013,·60 mins
Indigenous Voices of the Americas
Betto Arcos reports from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC
21 Oct 2024,·15 mins
2. A Rich Musical Heritage
Music as defiance in Soweto, South Africa - since transition to democracy.
22 Nov 2016,·30 mins
Cities
Andy Kershaw and Lucy Duran explore music of three African cities.
03 Mar 2011,·60 mins
A revolution in music, politics and attitude - how Tropicalia exploded in Brazil.
09 Feb 2016,·30 mins
Meet the modern musicians adapting traditional West African music.
05 Jun 2012,·30 mins
Peruvian-born chef Martin Morales explores the link between food and music in the Andes.
16 Oct 2017,·30 mins
Rapping out dreamtime stories: a new outlet for Australian Aboriginal youth
12 May 2011,·30 mins
The story of Nigerian musician and political revolutionary, Fela Kuti.
31 May 2011,·30 mins
Navid Akhtar examines the legacy of the influential Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
21 Aug 2007,·30 mins
Nabihah Iqbal explores the variety of notes and scales used to make music across the globe
30 Aug 2022,·28 mins
Reem Kelani explores the role of music in the Egyptian revolution of early 2011.
18 Jan 2012,·28 mins
The story of Poland's Syrena Records, a label that defined a nation.
12 Jan 2016,·30 mins
