BBC RADIO 3: On-Location Audio Features - from Azerbaijan and Georgia (bbc.co.uk)

Andy Kershaw and Lucy Duran have presented some wonderful on-location features for Radio 3 over the past few years. Much of the footage is unique, highlighting the incredible diversity of music from the countries visited. This page now gives a permanent home to the pick of these features, a place where you can come and listen at any time you choose. Choose from our top recommendations below or click on one of the many archive features in the on-line archive list to the right.

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World Routes in Georgia
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WORLD ROUTES
Presented by Lucy Duran
Produced by James Parkin
Tel. 020 7765 4661
Fax. 020 7765 4378
e-mail world.routes@bbc.co.uk
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PART 1
Saturday 15 December 2007, 3:00pmSince Independence in 1991, Georgia has been a land of violent political disorder, culminating in the peaceful Rose Revolution of 2003. Lucy Duran travels to this little-visited country to find out how its ancient musical traditions have fared after decades of occupation and instability. Music recorded on-location for the programme includes lively polyphonic drinking songs and the beautiful choral music of the Georgian Church. View the playlist for part 1

PART 2
Saturday 22 December 2007, 3:00pmContinuing her musical journey through Georgia, Lucy Duran travels to the highest and remotest part of Europe, Svaneti. An area of extraordinary natural beauty, it’s also infamous for its banditry and war-lording, as well as being home to some of the world’s oldest music. With the help of the Georgian military, World Routes makes rare location recordings of these wild songs. View the playlist for part 2

World Routes in Azerbaijan
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WORLD ROUTES
Presented by Lucy Duran
Produced by James Parkin
Tel. 020 7765 4661
Fax. 020 7765 4378
e-mail world.routes@bbc.co.uk

PART 1
Saturday 9 February 2008, 3:00pmLucy Duran travels to Azerbaijan. On the shores of the Caspian Sea, it's a country that borders with Iran, Armenia, Russia and Georgia and its musical traditions have influenced the area for centuries. Overflowing with oil and gas, Azerbaijan is growing fast, but the old songs of the Ashig troubadours and the art music of the virtuosic Mugham performers are still going strong.View the playlist for part 1

PART 2
Saturday 16 February 2008, 3:00pmIn the second of 2 programmes, Lucy Duran continues her musical tour of Azerbaijan. This week she records Azerbaijan’s most successful musician, the Mugham singer Alim Qasimov, visits the extraordinary natural gas fires of Yanar Dag, and listens to traditional music in the contemporary context of a noisy wedding party.View the playlist for part 2