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Andy Kershaw and Lucy Duran present music from some of the world's remotest regions

To accompany the BBC TV series Human Planet, Andy Kershaw and Lucy Duran present programmes featuring music from peoples of some of the world's remotest regions, from Papua New Guinea to Mali

Music Planet: Mountains

Mountains

10/02/2011

BBC Radio 3 - Music Planet, Mountains

Andy Kershaw and Lucy Duran focus on the music of mountain communities around the world.

Andy Kershaw and Lucy Duran focus on the music of mountain communities around the world, visiting Switzerland, Nepal and the Solomon Island.

For this major series to accompany BBC One's 'Human Planet', Andy Kershaw and Lucy Duran go in search of music from some of the world's remotest locations. This week: Mountains 

Switzerland: Andy takes in a lesson in playing the giant cow-bell, gets his head around the many regional styles of yodelling, and records the alphorn quartet Hornroh.

Nepal: Lucy meets Sherpa musicians from the Everest Base Camp, listens to the songs of the mountain children in the ancient town of Bhaktapur, and enjoys traditional Neplasese folk tunes given the Django Reinhardt treatment in Kathmandu.

Solomon Islands: Andy visits the remote Kwaio people, whose unique music remains untouched by western influences, and who still reserve the right to go head-hunting.

Producers: James Parkin and Roger Short.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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