A giant shepherd's flute, multi-part singing, and field recordings from Béla Bartok; Vladimír Potančok takes us through Slovakia's UNESCO-preserved music

James Isabiyre reports from Uganda, and explores musical traditions from indigenous communities before the country's political upheaval in the late 1960's

Traditional benga music to Afro-fusion, plus legend Ayub Ogada plays the nyatiti (Kenyan harp); broadcaster Bill Odidi reports from Nairobi in this week's road trip

February marked the 40th anniversary of the Iranian revolution, a time of fundamental change for Iran. Women had played a significant role in the revolution but in the aftermath and the ensuing years, they saw their rights and position in society restricted. In a special episode for International Women’s Day, this week’s Music Planet Road Trip comes via Persian singer and advocate for freedom of musical expression, Mahsa Vahdat. Get ready for soaring voices and century-old archive recordings from pre-revolution Tehran as Mahsa takes us on an inspirational musical journey with the women of Iran.

A fierce fiddle jam in southern Denmark, tragic ballads about Nordic kings, and an old 1916 archive recording from the island of Fanø

From ancient choral motets to antagonistic rhyming couplets; Nicoletta Demetriou reports from an island at the crossroads between Asia, Africa and Europe

Reporting from snowy Raugu, musician Mari Kalkun takes on a journey through 4000 years of Estonian music. This road trip comes complete with birdsong, bagpipes and great tunes.

Betto Arcos is in South Texas this week exploring the rich musical tradition of the Conjunto ensemble - music reflecting Cuban, Mexican and German influences.

We're off on a musical pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago or 'Way of Saint James' in northern Spain, with journalist Betto Arcos

Journalist Betto Arcos reports from Mexico in this guide through the controversial and often graphic song form of Narcocorrido (drug ballad) music