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Music from the Sufi Shrines of Pakistan
The shrine of Pakpattan and a tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, who died ten years ago.
Music from the Golden Temple of Amritsar
Jameela Siddiqi profiles the temple and its music, and talks to some of the performers.
Matanzas, birthplace of rumba and danzon—in Cuba
3/3 Lucy Duran is in Matanzas, rumba and danzon's home. With the Buena Vista Social Club story
Changai and Decimas Music—in Cuba
2/3 Lucy Duran is in Guantanamo, famous for changui music, and colonial gem Trinidad de Cuba.
Gypsy musicians of Transylvania
Lucy Duran meets musicians keeping alive the rural traditions of Transylvania.
Iranian classical music - Kayhan Kahor—Simon Broughton in Iran
1/2. Spike fiddle player Kayhan Kalhor leads an ensemble in classic Persian music.
A mahfil Sufi gathering in Karachi—Songs of the Sufi Mystics
2/2. Jameela Siddiqi presents the second of these award winning programmes.
The Nizamuddin shrine in Delhi—Songs of the Sufi Mystics
1/2. Jameela Siddiqi attends the all-night festival at the cradle of Sufi music.
The Uighur people of Xinjiang.—Silk and Bamboo
4/4. The desert region of Xinjiang on the ancient Silk Route.
Buddhist harvest celebrations—Silk and Bamboo
3/4. Music forbidden since the start of the Cultural Revolution.
