The signs are easy to miss. A hand-painted marker with an arrow indicates a dirt road leading simply to “the mountain.” A short drive up the road, a plaque set low to the ground marks a banyan tree ...

Heritage is the heartbeat of culture, and this episode explores how traditions can be saved from extinction: from fantasy coffins in Ghana to Zulu glass bead embroidery and Mauritian sega music.

The British/Mauritian composer Mo Kolours mixes hip-hop, soul and Afro-Caribbean dub with the Sega music of his homeland, resulting in hypnotic, tribal-infused dance grooves. His new EP samples old ...