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Radio 3,12 Sep 2026,59 mins

Corsican polyphony and wild Scottish jigs

Music Planet

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Lopa Kothari presents the best in folk and roots-based music from around the world. On her travels this week, she comes across the interweaving voices of Corsican ensemble L’Alba, captured live on their new album Vivu, where Corsican tradition meets influences from across the Mediterranean. Also, Swedish-Senegalese collaboration Wau Wau Collectif return with Teranga, the final instalment in their cross-cultural trilogy, and Glasgow-based traditional quartet Dàna pay tribute to the wild landscapes of Scotland. Elsewhere in the show, ahead of Warsaw Village Band’s performance at the Polish Jazz Festival, founder Maciej Szajkowski shares two tracks: one that he encountered on the road and another that reminds him of home. Produced by Gabriel Francis A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 To listen on most smart speakers, just say: “Ask BBC Sounds to play Music Planet.”

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    Artist
  2. 1.
    Wolkowycki
    Wolkowycki
    Hajda Banda
  3. 2.
    Shigesa Bushi
    Shigesa Bushi
    Minyo Crusaders
  4. 3.
    Southern Rock
    Southern Rock
    Red Spirit Singers