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  1. Pakistan

    Farah Karim presents new musical talent from Pakistan, ranging from rap to qawwali.

  2. Peru

    Meet the talented young DJs and producers behind Peru’s captivating tropical bass sound.

  3. Brazil: New Musical Voices

    Brazilian musician Maria Beraldo presents her pick of Brazil's strong new musical voices.

  4. Argentina

    December’s edition of Global Beats is the first of a three part series from South America.

  5. Gqom

    Emily Dust visits Durban, South Africa, home of the sparse, dark, hypnotic genre 'gqom'.

  6. Heavy Metal in Finland

    Global Beats visits Finland and dives into the world of heavy metal.

  7. New Labels

    The minds behind new record labels, their music and the thinking that supports artists.

  8. Moscow 2

    Jamie Coomarasamy is in Moscow again, meeting artists including horror hiphop duo IC3PEAK

  9. Moscow

    Jamie Coomarasamy discovers the latest ambient electronica, punk jazz and Russky rap.

  10. Music for Film

    This month's Global Beats explores the music that moves us when we watch the movies.

  11. Angola

    Music from Angolan artists including C4 Pedro, Titica, Eva RapDiva and Toty Sa'med

  12. Lebanon

    Multidisciplinary queer artist Khansa introduces Beirut's edgy alternative music scene

  13. Senegal

    Mayeni Jones is in Dakar to meet Senegalese artists including band of siblings Takeifa

  14. Iran

    Music from Iran featuring Golnar Shahyar, Shahin Najafi, Kayhan Kalhor, Sote, and Melanie

  15. Wonderful Women

    Astonishing female talent from the last three years of Global Beats

  16. Global DJs

    DJ Edward Adoo talks to his fellow DJs about what people are dancing to

  17. Scotland

    Vic Galloway is joined at the Edinburgh Festival by six of the most exciting up-and-coming bands performing there.

  18. Berlin

    A journey through multicultural Berlin and its vibrant, varied music scene

  19. Making it Big

    Global Beats is at MIDEM, in France, asking what musicians need to do to make it big.

  20. Colombia

    Natalio Cosoy shares his pick of the new crop of Colombian artists

  21. Reggae

    Reggae has travelled as far as South Korea, Israel, UK and Senegal. How and why?

  22. Sauti za Busara

    Stunning highlights from the Sauti za Busara festival in Zanzibar

  23. Sauti za Busara

    The pick from one of Africa’s best music festivals - Sauti za Busara, in Zanzibar

  24. Japan

    Join Nick Luscombe as he concludes our Global Beats East Asia season with a musical feast from Japan.

  25. Philippines

    In the second of three programmes from East Asia, Nadine Jacinto discovers some of the most exciting new Filipino music.

  26. South Korea

    Bernie Cho introduces our pick of the freshest, most exciting artists in Korea right now

  27. Tanzanian Hip Hop

    Hip Hop Tanzanian style and its transformation into Bongo Flava and Singeli

  28. Edinburgh Festival

    Music from Anna Meredith, Danish String Quartet, Antonio Forcione and Sarah Jane Morris

  29. An Audience with Richard Bona

    “Simply one of the most talented dudes on this planet”, meet musician Richard Bona

  30. Gospel

    Rita Ray plays some of the best new Gospel tunes from around the world, and finds out why Gospel has such enduring appeal.

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