Concertzender Oriënt Express

Concertzender Oriënt Express lives up to its train metaphor. Each track is a new destination. You'll travel from the kora of Toumani Diabaté to the qawwali of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Then there's Ethiopian jazz from Mulatu Astatke, Afrobeat from Fela Kuti, and maybe a Mongolian throat singer. The curators have deep knowledge. They don't play world music bingo. Instead, they build coherent sequences that reveal hidden connections. It's educational without being dry. The station's roots in the Netherlands' public broadcasting system mean no commercials. That's a blessing for immersion. Listening…