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Andy Kershaw

Veteran broadcaster Andy Kershaw presents his unique mix of world music, blues, rock, country and the unexpected

Radio 3,12 episodes

Episodes

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North Korea
Part 1
The first ever radio programme recorded in this isolated and extraordinary country.
21 Dec 2003,75 mins,
North Korea
Part 2
The first ever radio programme recorded in this isolated and extraordinary country.
28 Dec 2003,90 mins
Iran - Axis of Evil
An unprecedented chance to discover musical life in Iran.
105 mins
Ethiopia - Comic Relief 2003
On the road in Ethiopia, a country with a rich musical tradition.
75 mins
Turkmenistan - Christmas in Ashgabat
The first British documentary made inside one of the world's most autocratic states.
105 mins
Marseille - Mahgreb Rap, Algerian Rai, Pacific Creole, Congolese Rumba
Discover the music of Marseille, home to musicians from around the globe.
105 mins
Algeria
Rai music in Oran and the Kasbah of Algiers.
1/2. Andy Kershaw discovers the music of the vast and diverse country of Algeria.
90 mins
Algeria
Rachid Taha and the Kabilian mountains.
2/2. Andy ventures into the Kabilian mountains and the Sahara desert.
105 mins
Mauritania - The Festival of Nomad Music
Music of this rarely visited country on the western fringe of the Sahara.
105 mins
Corsica and Sardinia
Andy explores the music of Sardinia and Corsica.
105 mins
Mali
Festival in the Desert featuring Ali Farka Toure, Tinariwen and Robert Plant
1/2. Kershaw's Sony Gold Award winning programmes from the southern Sahara.
75 mins
Mali
Mopti, Timbuktu and Bamako featuring Les Escrocs and Toumani Diabate
2/2. Kershaw's Sony Gold Award winning programmes from the southern Sahara.
75 mins