Commonwealth Connections Podcast
World music from the Commonwealth countries for 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3鈥檚 World on 3, Fridays. Musicians, sportspeople and cultural figures introduce music recorded on location.
Episodes to download
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Heritage Track: Ghana
Sat 19 Apr 2014
Ghana has made quite an impact on the world music scene over the years, not least with...
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Cyprus
Sat 19 Apr 2014
The story of Cyprus's tumultuous past is told through its archaeological treasures,...
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Mueena Mohamed
Sat 12 Apr 2014
Mueena Mohamed is the Number One table tennis player in Maldives. She chooses a song a...
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Tonga
Sat 12 Apr 2014
A rare performance of music by the Lomipeau Collection, recorded in a church hall in...
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Kiran Khan
Sat 5 Apr 2014
Kiran Khan is one of Pakistan's first international female swimmers. She talks about a...
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Rwanda
Sat 5 Apr 2014
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, triggered by the of the...
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Maziah Mahusin
Sat 29 Mar 2014
Sprinter Maziah Mahusin was the only female athlete representing her country at the at...
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St Lucia
Sat 29 Mar 2014
St Lucia's leading traditional folk band Man May La Kay keep alive the traditional...
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Sierra Leone: Hafsatu Kamara
Sat 22 Mar 2014
Hafsatu Kamara is an up-and-coming sprinter who represented Sierra Leone at the 2013...
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Botswana
Sat 22 Mar 2014
In Botswana, each tribe has their own identifiable style of music. The Balete Ditlhaka...
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Australia
Sat 15 Mar 2014
Mark Atkins is regarded as one of Australia's finest virtuoso didgeridoo players and...
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Antigua and Barbuda: Kasheem Colbourne
Sat 15 Mar 2014
Up and coming 200m and 400m sprinter Kasheem Colbourne expresses through his music his...
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Suleman Nyambui Mujaya
Sat 1 Mar 2014
Suleman Nyambui Mujaya struck silver for Tanzania in the 3000 metres steeplechase at...
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Namibia
Sat 1 Mar 2014
In the Namibian bush, close to the Botswana border, two San families share their...
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Mauritius- Christianne Legentil
Sat 22 Feb 2014
Christianne Legentil did Mauritius proud by reaching the quarter finals of the 52kg at...
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Barbados
Sat 22 Feb 2014
The music of Barbados is a curious hybrid of British culture and African rhythms back...
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The Bahamas- Chris Brown
Sat 15 Feb 2014
Bahamian 400m sprinter and triple Olympic medallist, Chris Brown, talks about the of...
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South Africa
Sat 15 Feb 2014
Every Sunday morning, townships across South Africa vibrate to the sound and colour of...
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Canada: Postcard from Newfoundland
Sat 8 Feb 2014
Generations of musicians have found inspiration from their landscape, their fishing in...
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Lesotho- Mosito Lehata
Sat 8 Feb 2014
Mosito Lehata, 100 and 200 metre sprinter, is the fastest man in Lesotho and is the of...
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Swaziland- Gideon Mthembu
Sat 1 Feb 2014
Gideon Mthembu made his name as a marathon runner for Swaziland, representing his at...
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Jamaica: The Route to Reggae
Sat 1 Feb 2014
In Port Antonio on the north side of the island, the Jolly Boys, a mento band formed a...
