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Vinyl Weekender: Gilles Peterson’s Record Collection
Joining the musical dots, soul, hip-hop, house, Afro, Latin, electronica, jazz and beyond.
18 Apr 2026,·27 mins
Immersive music for moonlight
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23 Apr 2026,·89 mins
Deirdre Graham sits in
Deirdre Graham with the very best of folk and roots music from Scotland and beyond.
23 Apr 2026,·115 mins
with Haroon Rashid
Asian Network Certified Throwback bangers! Big anthems you haven't heard in ages!
24 Apr 2026,·120 mins
Cabaret Voltaire’s Mixtape
Jennifer Lucy Allan presents a mixtape from legendary Sheffield act Cabaret Voltaire.
17 Apr 2026,·89 mins
Dancefloor bangers with Kizzi
Wherever you are, Kizzi has the perfect blend of tunes to get you on that dancefloor.
22 Apr 2026,·30 mins
The AfroSounds Mix
DJ Edu mixes up Afrobeats. @1Xtra on social
The Rave Mix
Roni Size
Roni Size delivers a heavyweight Drum & Bass Rave Mix.
24 Apr 2026,·30 mins
Celebrating the Queen of Salsa
Lopa Kothari presents a live session from Las Salseras in tribute to Celia Cruz.
18 Apr 2026,·59 mins
Shahid Kapoor
Tune in to Asian Network Celebrates Shahid Kapoor with Vallisa!
05 May 2026,·60 mins
Celebrating Fela Kuti!
Eddie counts down this week's top 20 tracks in the charts. @1Xtra on social
19 Apr 2026,·60 mins
Happy Tamil New Year and Sinhala!
Pritt celebrates Tamil New Year with an exclusive live session from Arvind and Denuja.
19 Apr 2026,·120 mins
Mari Mathias
Wrth ryddhau ei hail albym, Cyfarwydd, Mari Mathias ydi gwestai Georgia.
21 Apr 2026,·118 mins
Cities
Andy Kershaw and Lucy Duran explore music of three African cities.
03 Mar 2011,·60 mins
Aiza
Aiza calls herself the Afrobop Queen
18 Apr 2026,·26 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
Indigenous Voices of the Americas
Betto Arcos reports from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC
21 Oct 2024,·15 mins
2. A Rich Musical Heritage
Music as defiance in Soweto, South Africa - since transition to democracy.
22 Nov 2016,·30 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
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
The story of Nigerian musician and political revolutionary, Fela Kuti.
31 May 2011,·30 mins
Reem Kelani explores the role of music in the Egyptian revolution of early 2011.
18 Jan 2012,·28 mins
The story of Poland's Syrena Records, a label that defined a nation.
12 Jan 2016,·30 mins
