Featured Artists

Click on the names to discover more about the artists featured in the programme - listed here in order of appearance.

Fela Kuti

Gotan Project

Mahotella Queens

Kimmo Pohjonen

Angélique Kidjo

Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir

Cesária Évora

The Royal Drummers of Burundi

Dhol Foundation

Ali Farka Touré

Paco de Lucía

Bjork

Gilberto Gil

Rodrigo y Gabriela

Nana Mouskouri

Ibrahim Ferrer

Buena Vista Social Club

Im Nin’alu

Jorge Ben

King Sunny Adé

The Klezmatics

Toumani Diabaté

Mory Kanté

Ladysmith Black Mumbazo

Master Musicians of Joujouka

Oumou Sangaré

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Osibisa

Orchestra Baobab

Gheorghe Zamfir

Susana Baca

Amália Rodrigues

Mariza

(Cheb) Khaled

Ravi Shankar

Celia Cruz

Taraf de Haïdouks

Sevara Nazarkhan

Sheila Chandra

Kroke

Miriam Makeba

Youssou N’Dour

Zap Mama

Buckwheat Zydeco