Listen to an hour of music inspired by or built directly on Indian ragas in work by the California-based Alaya Project, Brooklyn Raga Massive, and dhrupad singer Wasifuddin Dagar.

Hear works inspired by trains by Belgian composer Catherine Graindorge, British musician Poppy Ackroyd, and from the Rhiannon Giddens-led Silkroad Ensemble's latest, "American Railroad".

Hear works inspired by trains by American minimalist composer Steve Reich, bassist Florent Ghys, and pianist Lara Downes. Plus, classic Americana by Elizabeth Cotton and Dave Macon.  

Hear music with a minimalist sense of motion, all featuring reed instruments, in music by producer/composer Akusmi, English composer Poppy Ackroyd, and American minimalist Steve Reich.

There's music from northern places like Ireland, Iceland, and Denmark, plus Tokyo-based Mono and new music by Irish composer Donnacha Dennehy for the chamber orchestra Alarm Will Sound.

Hear music rooted in Estonian folk song and/or traditional instruments - plus samples, looping, and/or a chorus- from singer/violinist Maarja Nuut, and bands Trad Attack! and Puuluup.

Hear music from contemporary descendants of the African diaspora by multi-instrumentalist Jake Blount, Puerto Rican band ÌFÉ, and Afro-Brazilian singer Virginia Rodrigues.

Hear music from ensembles Sybarite5, Turtle Island Quartet, The Jupiter & Jasper Quartets, and violist/composer Jessica Pavone’s string ensemble marking women-made inventions.

Hear variations on Beethoven's "Fur Elise", Woody Guthrie, and J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations by pianist Jon Batiste, pianist Lara Downes, and the Uri Caine Ensemble, respectively.