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Global Beats

Global Beats showcases some of the best and most inventive up and coming musicians from around the world.

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Pakistan
Farah Karim presents new musical talent from Pakistan, ranging from rap to qawwali.
20 Apr 2019,53 mins
Peru
Meet the talented young DJs and producers behind Peru’s captivating tropical bass sound.
16 Mar 2019,53 mins
Brazil: New Musical Voices
Brazilian musician Maria Beraldo presents her pick of Brazil's strong new musical voices.
19 Jan 2019,53 mins
Argentina
December’s edition of Global Beats is the first of a three part series from South America.
15 Dec 2018,53 mins
Gqom
Emily Dust visits Durban, South Africa, home of the sparse, dark, hypnotic genre 'gqom'.
20 Oct 2018,53 mins
Heavy Metal in Finland
Global Beats visits Finland and dives into the world of heavy metal.
18 Aug 2018,53 mins
New Labels
The minds behind new record labels, their music and the thinking that supports artists.
21 Jul 2018,53 mins
Moscow 2
Jamie Coomarasamy is in Moscow again, meeting artists including horror hiphop duo IC3PEAK
16 Jun 2018,53 mins
Moscow
Jamie Coomarasamy discovers the latest ambient electronica, punk jazz and Russky rap.
19 May 2018,53 mins
Music for Film
This month's Global Beats explores the music that moves us when we watch the movies.
21 Apr 2018,53 mins
Angola
Music from Angolan artists including C4 Pedro, Titica, Eva RapDiva and Toty Sa'med
17 Mar 2018,53 mins
Lebanon
Multidisciplinary queer artist Khansa introduces Beirut's edgy alternative music scene
17 Feb 2018,53 mins
Senegal
Mayeni Jones is in Dakar to meet Senegalese artists including band of siblings Takeifa
20 Jan 2018,53 mins
Iran
Music from Iran featuring Golnar Shahyar, Shahin Najafi, Kayhan Kalhor, Sote, and Melanie
16 Dec 2017,53 mins
Wonderful Women
Astonishing female talent from the last three years of Global Beats
21 Oct 2017,53 mins
Global DJs
DJ Edward Adoo talks to his fellow DJs about what people are dancing to
16 Sep 2017,53 mins
Scotland
Vic Galloway is joined at the Edinburgh Festival by six of the most exciting up-and-coming bands performing there.
19 Aug 2017,49 mins
Berlin
A journey through multicultural Berlin and its vibrant, varied music scene
15 Jul 2017,49 mins
Making it Big
Global Beats is at MIDEM, in France, asking what musicians need to do to make it big.
17 Jun 2017,49 mins
Colombia
Natalio Cosoy shares his pick of the new crop of Colombian artists
20 May 2017,49 mins
Reggae
Reggae has travelled as far as South Korea, Israel, UK and Senegal. How and why?
15 Apr 2017,49 mins
Sauti za Busara
Stunning highlights from the Sauti za Busara festival in Zanzibar
18 Mar 2017,49 mins
Sauti za Busara
The pick from one of Africa’s best music festivals - Sauti za Busara, in Zanzibar
18 Feb 2017,49 mins
Japan
Join Nick Luscombe as he concludes our Global Beats East Asia season with a musical feast from Japan.
14 Jan 2017,49 mins
Philippines
In the second of three programmes from East Asia, Nadine Jacinto discovers some of the most exciting new Filipino music.
17 Dec 2016,49 mins
South Korea
Bernie Cho introduces our pick of the freshest, most exciting artists in Korea right now
19 Nov 2016,49 mins
Tanzanian Hip Hop
Hip Hop Tanzanian style and its transformation into Bongo Flava and Singeli
15 Oct 2016,53 mins
Edinburgh Festival
Music from Anna Meredith, Danish String Quartet, Antonio Forcione and Sarah Jane Morris
17 Sep 2016,49 mins
An Audience with Richard Bona
“Simply one of the most talented dudes on this planet”, meet musician Richard Bona
20 Aug 2016,49 mins
Gospel
Rita Ray plays some of the best new Gospel tunes from around the world, and finds out why Gospel has such enduring appeal.
16 Jul 2016,49 mins