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Program: Passenger

Source:ABC Classic

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Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe

Escape to the great destinations of the world, with evocative music and stories.

Thursdays, 6pm and on ABC Radio National on Saturdays at 11pm and Tuesdays at 2am.

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Cathedrals, Cane Fields and Carnival: A Cuban Soundscape

Choral devotion, folkloric landscapes, danzón elegance and Tania León's carnival blaze — Cuba's music moves between street and stage.

Published: ThuThu 4 Sep 2025 at 8:00amwith Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe

Pink classic car beneath a Cuban flag hung from a pastel balcony on a glowing Havana street alive with colour under midday sun

Duration: 59 minutes 59 seconds

Ancestral Strings, Living Voices: West African Journeys

Haïnamady Town, Bi Lambam, Wakar Duru, Manian, and Moon Kaira — a journey from Mali to Nigeria and back, carried by ancestral strings and living voices.

Published: 28 Aug 2025Thu 28 Aug 2025 at 8:00amwith Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe

the tip of a bright painted lonboat in foreground, with a yellow bridge across the Niger River going to Niamey city

Duration: 59 minutes 59 seconds

Through water and light: the sonic ripples of Andalucía

From Granada's gardens to Cádiz's horizon, music carries the echoes of courtyards, plazas, and the sea.

Published: 21 Aug 2025Thu 21 Aug 2025 at 8:00amwith Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe

Sunlit gardens, where bright flowers and textured greenery frame a distant view of stone towers and a church spire

Duration: 59 minutes 59 seconds

From Bourgie Hall to Village Dancehalls: Quebec in Performance

An intimate musical journey through Quebec’s concert halls, churches, and community spaces — following the province’s leading musicians and the places that shape their sound.

Published: 14 Aug 2025Thu 14 Aug 2025 at 8:00amwith Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe

a historic, warmly lit street in Old Québec with the iconic Château Frontenac rising above

Duration: 59 minutes 59 seconds

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