Global

From Asian pop to dub and reggae, indigenous hip-hop to Balkan beats, African rhythms to Arabic influence, vibrant Latin flavours to folk music from across the globe, and incredible eclectic fusions from disparate cultures, PBS brings our musical world to you.

Tiger Beats Elephant Grooves

Subcontinental Sounds
Pradip Sarkar
Sat 3:00pm
Global

Dounya

Middle Eastern disco
DJ Matab
Tue 1:00pm
Global

Rotations

New program ideas
Various Presenters
Blues RootsElectronic Hip-HopFunk SoulGlobalHard HeavyJazzRock Indie

Down By The River

Folk & global
Lauren Plant
Thu 9:00am
Global

Test Pressing

New program ideas
Tue 7:00pm
Electronic Hip-HopFunk SoulGlobalHard HeavyJazzRock Indie

Babylon Burning

Reggae & dancehall
Jesse I
Sat 5:00pm
Global

Flight 1067 To Africa

African music
Stani Goma
Sun 3:00pm
Global

Global Village

Worldwide & acoustic
Roger Holdsworth
Sun 5:00pm
Global

Headhunters

Global and beyond
Elle Young
Mon 5:00pm
Global

Riddim Yard

Roots, dub and rocksteady
Rick Howe
Fri 11:00am
Global

What The Folk!

World & Folk
Susi Lanagan
Thu 9:00am
Global

Deeep Space

Deep global sounds
Lloyd Briggs
Mon 9:00am
Global

Come Together

Songs of change
Ajak Kwai
Mon 1:00pm
Global

News

Jamaican Music & Food Festival 2025

Sat 6 Dec 2025
PBS Presents

This December, Jamaican Music & Food Festival returns – bigger, bolder, and more vibrant than ever.

Since 2016, the Jamaican Music & Food Festival has been the beating heart of summer, celebrating the rhythms, flavours, and island vibes of Jamaica. In 2025, the festival returns to Seaworks with an explosive mix of international stars and local legends, delivering a full day of pure Caribbean energy.

Town Folk Festival 2025

Sat 15 Nov 2025
PBS Presents

Town Folk Festival returns to Djaara/Castlemaine on Saturday November 15 with yet another impressive lineup of local and international music. Led by Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, the group return to Australia with their much-celebrated catalogue of indie anthems as well as 2025’s career-defining self-titled album.

Sounds Like Community Radio

Wed 3 Sep 2025 to Thu 4 Sep 2025
Community News

Celebrate independent airwaves supporting local music, Tune In and Turn Up! First-time callers, long-time listeners from across the community radio landscape - Sounds Like Community Radio returns to Meanjin/Brisbane station 4ZZZFM, in celebration of their 50th year. 

Bleak Squad - Strange Love

Mon 25 Aug 2025 to Sun 31 Aug 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Strange Love from Bleak Squad, the new Naarm/Melbourne four-piece comprised of true Australian art-rock royalty Adalita (Magic Dirt), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, The Birthday Party), Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Mess Esque) and Marty Brown (Art of Fighting).

Milly Strange - Milly Strange

Mon 18 Aug 2025 to Sun 24 Aug 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is the self-titled debut album from Milly Strange. 

Blending raw lyrical honesty with vivid imagery and a dynamic alt-rock sound, Milly Strange captures the tension between vulnerability and strength as she moves through pain toward renewal. The eight-track release is a cathartic exploration of grief, inner conflict, and personal transformation, tracing the emotional terrain of heartbreak, old friendships, and versions of the self left behind. 

Minor Gold - Way To The Sun

Mon 11 Aug 2025 to Sun 17 Aug 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Way To The Sun, the sophomore album by award-winning duo Minor Gold.

Music in Exile at The Night Cat

Fri 8 Aug 2025
Community News

Music in Exile returns to the Night Cat Friday August 8 with some absolute favourites!

Crown and Country - Crown and Country

Mon 4 Aug 2025 to Sun 10 Aug 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is the debut electronic collaboration from Warlpiri elders Crown and Country.

Step into a world of profound beauty and extraordinary ceremonial knowledge, in the vast desert
landscapes of the immersive First Nations audiovisual project, Crown and Country.

Folk Bitch Trio - Now Would Be A Good Time

Mon 28 Jul 2025 to Sun 3 Aug 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Now Would Be A Good Time, the debut album from Naarm group Folk Bitch Trio.

The Maes - Abreast

Mon 21 Jul 2025 to Sun 27 Jul 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Abreast, the fourth studio album from sister duo The Maes. 

Maggie and Elsie Rigby bring modern folk to life with lush harmonies and acoustic mastery on guitar, mandolin, fiddle and banjo, drawing their audiences in like your sweetest and scariest friend.