

Continental Drift #763 - 17 May 2026 - Guided by the Stars
Big expanses, open spaces, light and darkness guide us through two hours of music inspired by the sky and stars.

Continental Drift #762 - 10 May 2026 - Deep Isolation Mix / Cretan focus - Stelios Petrakis
Reviving a special lockdown radio mix from 2020 with exotic, arabic, tribal and dub music from North Africa to Guatemala, Australia to the Netherlands. In the second hour, a feast of modal acoustic Mediterranean and Cretan music including the gorgeous latest release from Stelios Petrakis with conne…

Continental Drift #761 - 3 May 2026 - Fusions and Sufi Devotional
Turkish meets flamenco, the Persian lute and Farsi singers in jazz, Tibetan spiritualism in Australia, modern Greek folk, Indian classical fusions, and great voices from Pakistan are among the top selections this week. I'll compare recordings by two Pakistani Sufi devotional singers; the fairly rec…

Continental Drift #760 - 26 April 2026 - Whales
A quirky program with whalesong, protest songs and stories about whales and hunting depicted in dance, song and poetry over many decades, with some very odd snippets from Robert Morley and Kamahl, and even a song about a whale drinking at a bar. In the second hour, some new and recent releases al…