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theartsdesk Radio Show 27 - direct from Sāo Paulo with guest stars including Chico César

Peter Culshaw Tuesday, 17 March 2020

The latest edition of Peter Culshaw’s global music radio update was recorded...

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theartsdesk Radio Show 26 - with guest from the Amazon, the latest Brazilian star Arthur Nogueira

Peter Culshaw Monday, 25 November 2019

This edition of Peter Culshaw’s global music radio show has a great guest – the hugely talented Brazilian...

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theartsdesk Radio Show 25 - with bohemian chanteuse Anne Pigalle

Peter Culshaw Saturday, 26 October 2019

This edition of Peter Culshaw’s periodic global music radio show features guest special guest Anne...

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theartsdesk Radio Show 24 - hot subcontinental sounds with guest Viveick Rajagopalan

Peter Culshaw Saturday, 21 September 2019

This episode of Peter Culshaw's occasional global music radio update features guest interview Viveick Rajagopalan, one of the hits of this summers WOMAD Festival. He...

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theartsdesk Radio Show 23 - the hottest Brazil sounds for 2019 with guest Tiago Di Mauro

Peter Culshaw Saturday, 05 January 2019

The focus of this radio show, one of Peter Culshaw’s occasional updates of ...

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theartsdesk Radio Show 22 - the autumn's newest global sounds

Peter Culshaw Saturday, 15 September 2018

The latest in Peter Culshaw’s occasional updates in the best of new global music features unreleased tracks from forthcoming autumn releases and re-releases dug up by eccentric crate-diggers. Even...

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theartsdesk Radio Show 21

Peter Culshaw Saturday, 04 November 2017

The latest of Peter Culshaw’s global music round-up of new and re-released sounds features new albums from veteran Afro-beat pioneer Tony Allen, an astonishing collaboration between revered string...

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theartsdesk Radio Show 20 – from Mali to São Paulo

Peter Culshaw Monday, 01 May 2017

New global sounds this month include tracks from the scintillating new album from Malian diva Oumou Sangaré, electro-Sufi grooves, Afro-folk from Koral Society, the soundtrack from They...

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theartsdesk Radio Show 19

Peter Culshaw Sunday, 02 April 2017

Latest intercontinental sounds from theartsdesk’s resident...

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theartsdesk Radio Show 18

Peter Culshaw Saturday, 04 March 2017

Peter Culshaw’s nomadic monthly round-up of the latest brilliant intercontinental sounds includes...

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