LISTEN LIVE
LIVE CHAT/TRACKLIST Programming & archives
Program image Favoriting
PROGRAM

Desi Beats Favoriting

HOST(s)

Ambica Sharma


Rafat Bahar


SCHEDULE

Every Sunday 6 - 7pm (EDT)

CATEGORIES Desi & SA Global

Desi Beats

Favoriting
Desi Beats is a show celebrating Desi and South Asian music, playing Bollywood, Sifu, Folk, Baul, Jugni, Ghazals, Sitaar, Tabla, Sarangi Classic, Thumri, Carnatic, Bhajan, Lavani, Garba, and pop in all the national and local languages.

Archives from 2025

2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |

Related Programming

Program image
Every Monday Noon - 2pm Global

World Skip The Beat

World Skip the Beat focuses on international artists and aims to explore the roots of traditional music from around the globe.
Program image
Every Sunday 2 - 4pm Global

The Magic Roundabout

Host Andy Williams explores black music in its many forms, past and present, looking deeper into hip hop, funk. soul, jazz, reggae, house, broken-beat, and Afro-Latin sounds.
Program image
Every Saturday 2 - 4pm Global

Funky Revolutions

Funky Revolutions is based on the One. Since 1994, host Khalid and guests have invited you to groove & celebrate the history of Africana music - the African diaspora and its musical reflections around the world.
Program image
Every Tuesday 9 - 11am Global

Basabasa Soukousoukou Sounds

Since the early 1990s, Basa has featured Africa as the heart and soul of global music while delving into different aspects of African life and culture.
Program image
Every Tuesday Noon - 2pm Global

Kool Runnings

Everything from old school Afro-beat to the latest Zouk, stand up comedy, audio documentaries, community updates, and some of the deepest dives into current Black & world events.
Program image
Every 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Monday of the month, 9 - 11am Global

Latin Music Mondays

Latin Music Monday presents the rich diversity of music coming from Latin America, from Canadians of Latin roots, and generally music inspired in Latin America.
Program image
Every 1st Monday of the month, 9 - 11am Global

Made In Brazil

Music & ideas from Brazil. Batucada, Tropicalia, Bossa, Heavy Metal, an exploration of the many many forms of musical expression from Brazil.
Program image
Every Friday 10pm - Midnight Global

The Weekend Groove

For 20+ years The Weekend Groove has been featuring R&B, Urban AC, funk, soul, local, independent and classic artists to get your weekend groove goin.