Cover stars: the legendary ‘Tropicalia’ album cover, featuring Caetano Veloso, Os Mutantes, Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil & Tom Ze

A deep dive into Brazil’s many musical delights

Cover star: Italian pop queen of the 60s/70s, Patty Pravo

A sizzling summer sunshine pop extravaganza

Cover star: City Pop sophisticate Noriyo Ikeda

A Japanese City Pop special!

Cover stars: sultry French psych-rockers La Femme

This show’s Mondo Moment explores Zambia’s Zamrock scene

Cover star: Algerian ‘dandy in exile’ Mohamed Mazouni

Features an amazing collaboration between 90’s Chinese star, Faye Wong, and the Cocteau Twins.

Cover stars: Japanese Garage Rockers The Golden Cups

Features an amazing 80s British-Pakistani synth-pop lost classic!

Cover star: Turkey’s leftfield pop genius, Gaye Su Akyol

Highlights include a newly released cult Lebanese folk-rock classic.

Cover stars: Italo-disco legends Matia Bazar

It’s an 80s Europop special with tunes from Germany, France & Italy!

Cover star: Armenian disco king, Hamlet Minassian

Disco magic from India, Libya, Italy and Armenia

Cover star: Togolese folk singer Akofa Akoussah

An amazing Mondo Moment, where we trace a Togolese folk song right back to Sweden!

Cover star: French electro-popper Calypso Valois

The very first Mondo Pop features Congolese rap, Argentinian pop & Brazilian Tropicalia