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The Music Is Black: Gilles in conversation with Jacqueline Springer
Gilles plays his recent discoveries and unearths gems from his collections.
02 May 2026,·180 mins
Bewitching sounds for after dark
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
07 May 2026,·90 mins
with Nikita Kanda
Your daily mix of Bollywood, Bhangra, UK garage, R&B, hip-hop and more with Nikita Kanda.
07 May 2026,·60 mins
Kim Carnie sits in
Kim Carnie with live music from the Edinburgh Tradfest.
07 May 2026,·115 mins
Mumzy Stranger
Nadia celebrates one of the defining voices of British Asian Music.
31 May 2026,·60 mins
The AfroSounds Mix
DJ Edu mixes up Afrobeats from Skepta, Moliy, Maleek Berry and more. @1Xtra on social
06 May 2026,·30 mins
Late Junction at Counterflows, Glasgow
Jennifer Lucy Allan encounters fearless music at Glasgow’s Counterflows Festival.
01 May 2026,·89 mins
From Bollywood to Bhangra!
Wherever you are, Kizzi has the perfect blend of tunes to get you on that dancefloor.
Retro Mexican cumbia and South African harmonies
Kathryn Tickell presents a rich selection of global folk and roots-based music.
25 Apr 2026,·59 mins
05/05/2026
Dewis eclectig o gerddoriaeth o gasgliad Georgia Ruth.
05 May 2026,·118 mins
Tempoe joins Eddie on the show
Eddie counts down The top 20 tracks on The Official UK Afrobeats Chart. @1Xtra on social
03 May 2026,·60 mins
New Music from Mr X, Asaal Kolaar and Reyan
Asian Network's Tamil and South Indian show with Pritt, New Music and Retro Banger.
03 May 2026,·120 mins
The Rave Mix
Marco Lys
Marco Lys is in the Rave Mix.
08 May 2026,·30 mins
X-Time and Ghix
How X-Time and Ghix's adjapiano sound is a bridge between modern and ancient Benin
02 May 2026,·26 mins
Cities
Andy Kershaw and Lucy Duran explore music of three African cities.
03 Mar 2011,·60 mins
Indigenous Voices of the Americas
Betto Arcos reports from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC
21 Oct 2024,·15 mins
Highlights
Lucy Duran looks back over 13 years of the programme.
22 Sep 2013,·60 mins
Pakistan
Farah Karim presents new musical talent from Pakistan, ranging from rap to qawwali.
20 Apr 2019,·53 mins
2. A Rich Musical Heritage
Music as defiance in Soweto, South Africa - since transition to democracy.
22 Nov 2016,·30 mins
The story of Nigerian musician and political revolutionary, Fela Kuti.
31 May 2011,·30 mins
The story of Poland's Syrena Records, a label that defined a nation.
12 Jan 2016,·30 mins
Andy Kershaw meets and records some of Mali's top musicians.
25 Apr 2026,·28 mins
Meet the modern musicians adapting traditional West African music.
05 Jun 2012,·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
Rapping out dreamtime stories: a new outlet for Australian Aboriginal youth
12 May 2011,·30 mins
A revolution in music, politics and attitude - how Tropicalia exploded in Brazil.
09 Feb 2016,·30 mins
Navid Akhtar examines the legacy of the influential Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
21 Aug 2007,·30 mins
Peruvian-born chef Martin Morales explores the link between food and music in the Andes.
16 Oct 2017,·30 mins
