Featuring music from the South African saxophonist, Mthunzi Mvubu, Cassandra Jenkins w/ Indian sarangi player, Suhail Yusuf Khan, Algerian singer/songwriter Souad Massi and more!

Culture Caravan (12/4/2022)

Featuring music from Dusseldorf's Kreidler, Spanish musician Julia Colom, Mongolian throat singer & musician Batsukh Dorj + more!

Culture Caravan (1/14/24)

Featuring music from Guatemala singer/songwriter Gaby Moreno, French group Nouvelle Vague & tributes to the late Can singer Damo Suzuki and KKFI radio host Lisa Lopez-Galvan.

Culture Caravan (2/18/24)

Featuring guitar music from Odair and Sergio Assad., new music from San Francisco's Marinero, Ghazi Faisal Al-Mulaifi & Boom.Diwan (feat. Arturo O'Farrill) + more!

Culture Caravan (2/23/25)

An encore presentation of the 4/28/24 episode of Culture Caravan feat. music from Italian musician Maria Chiara Argiro, France's Christine & the Queens, Montreal singer/songwriter Myriam Gendron + more!

Culture Caravan (4/27/25)

An encore presentation of the 5/18/24 episode featuring music from South Korea's Peggy Gou, Tuareg band Tinariwen, Brazilian singer/songwriter Ceu w/ anaiis + more!

Culture Caravan (5/18/25)

An encore presentation of our 6/2/24 episode featuring music from the British-Brazilian singer/songwriter Liana Flores, a new Talking Heads cover by El Mato a un Policia Motorizado, the Moroccan-French group Bab L'Bluz + more!

Culture Caravan (6/8/25)

Featuring music from Brazil's Azymuth, The Budos Band, the UK guitarist Gwenifer Raymond + more!

Culture Caravan (6/15/25)

Featuring music from Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18, new music from Colombia's Nidia Gongora, the return of Iceland's mum + more!

Culture Caravan (6/22/25)

An encore presentation of our Best of 2024 So Far (Pt. 1) episoded featuring music from Les Amazones d'Afrique, South Korea's Minhwi Lee, Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar + more!

Culture Caravan (7/6/25)

Featuring music from Combo Chimbita, London's Kokoroko, Polish harp player Alina Bzhezhinska + more!

Culture Caravan (7/13/25)

All new episode featuring music from Welsh-Cornish musician Gweeno, new music by FloFilz & Takuya Kuroda, the Norwegian singer/songwriter Jouska. + more!

Culture Caravan (7/27/25)

Culture Caravan (8/3/25)

Featuring music from Scotland's James Yorkston & Sweden's Nina Persson, new music from Argentina's Dino Saluzzi, a tribute to the late Eddie Palmieri + more!

Culture Caravan (8/24/25)

Culture Caravan (8/31/25)

Featuring new music from Australia's Cut Copy, Norway's Orion's Belte, Brooklyn's Saha Gnawa feat. guitarist Nels Cline + more!

Culture Caravan (9/14/25)

Featuring music from Meklit, new music by Antibala, a tribute to the late jazz musician Akiko Tsuruga + more!

Culture Caravan (9/21/25)

Culture Caravan (9/28/25)

Featuring music from Sweden's Club 8, new music from Brazilian singer/songwriter Rubel, celebrating Yo-Yo Ma's 70th birthdady + more!

Culture Caravan (10/12/25)

Featuring music from JMMR, Antibalas, Fatoumata Diawara + more!

Culture Caravan (10/19/25)

Featuring an encore presentation of Part 1 of our best of 2025 (so far) episodes on Culture Caravan!

Culture Caravan (10/26/25)

Featuring music from Sweden's Anna von Hausswolf, new music from Australia's Belair Lip Bombs, the Belarusian artist SOYUZ + more!

Culture Caravan (11/2/25)

Featuring music from Germany's Shake Stew, new music from Brazilian-Norwegian singer Charlotte Dos Santos, Geneva's Yalla Miku + more!

Culture Caravan (11/9/25)

Featuring music from The Bahama Soul Club, new music by Nubiyan Twist & Fatoumata Diawara, NYC-based Japanese musician Tomko Omura + more!

Culture Caravan (11/16/25)

Featuring music from S-Pazz, new music by Misha Panfilove, the Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor + more!

Culture Caravan (11/23/25)

Featuring an encore presentation of the 12/1/24 episode of Culture Caravan!

Culture Caravan (11/30/25)

Featuring music from Iceland's Olof Arnalds, new music from France's Melody's Echo Chamber, Canada's Charlotte Day Wilson + more!

Culture Caravan (12/7/25)

Featuring an encore presentation of the 2024 Culture Caravan Holiday Special!

Culture Caravan (12/14/25)

Part 1 of 4 of Culture Caravan's Best of 2025 series!

Culture Caravan (12/21/25)

Part 2 of 4 of Culture Caravan's Best of 2025 series!

Culture Caravan (12/28/25)

Join host Julian Booker to hear a selection of music from around the globe that crosses cultures, genres and borders for a trip unlike any other on your radio dial. From acoustic roots, to contemporary electric sounds, Culture Caravan explores and celebrates what makes the people, places and, most of all, sounds of the world so unique, and in the process, makes it a little smaller for us all to enjoy!

In addition to being the Sunday morning host of Sleepy Hollow at WXPN in Philadelphia, Julian's professional credits include his previous work as co-producer, writer, editor and audio engineer for Osiris Media's Festival Circuit: Newport Folk podcast with Carmel Holt and tour manager and front-of-house engineer for Marco Benevento. He still works in live music as Production & Special Projects Director for the Philadelphia-based live concert and event company, Rising Sun Presents.

His love of international music is, in part, inspired by his international travels with his partner, Holly, including trips to Portugal, Vietnam, Japan, Colombia, and Mexico. He also enjoys spending time with his cat, Cleveland, and his dog, Neko.

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