Transylvanian folk and acoustic guitar from Nairobi

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Kathryn Tickell presents the best in new global folk and roots-based music; and this week, she invites British-Kenyan musician John Low to select three tracks from the vibrant acoustic guitar scene of 1950s and 60s Nairobi. As a young man, Low travelled across Kenya, Tanzania, the Congo and Zambia in search of his guitar heroes, learning fingerstyle techniques and recording informal sessions with musicians including Jean-Bosco Mwenda, Losta Abelo and Emmanuel Mulemena. Nearly five decades later, these recordings have finally been brought together in a recent compilation from Mississippi Records. Elsewhere in the show, raucous Transylvanian folk from Műhely Banda and a summer carol from Welsh musician Huw Marc Bennett. Produced by Gabriel Francis A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 To listen on most smart speakers, just say: “Ask BBC Sounds to play Music Planet.” To contact the show, write to MusicPlanet@bbc.co.uk