Yayo Serka - Transoceanic Music Radio

Transoceanic Music Radio

Award-winning drummer, percussionist, and producer Yayo Serka offers a solo performance rooted in live improvisation — moving between acoustic and electronic instruments while manipulating live radio signals and field recordings. Each performance unfolds in real time, shaped by the space and the moment; no two sessions are ever the same.

A groundbreaking sonic initiative, Transoceanic Music Radio explores rhythm, migration, and cultural memory through immersive programming. More than a traditional radio program, it is a platform that traces the invisible currents connecting musicians, traditions, and communities across continents. Through carefully curated programming, artist interviews, live sessions, and experimental sonic narratives, Yayo Serka invites listeners to experience music not as isolated national or genre traditions, but as flowing, interconnected rivers of human creativity. The project honors how rhythms travel, how traditions transform across oceans, and how music can be a bridge for communities seeking connection, understanding, and solidarity. An invitation to hear the world differently.

About Yayo

Born in Tierra del Fuego, Chile, and with over three decades of artistic practice, Yayo Serka has become one of the most sought-after collaborators in global music. He is best known for his long-standing creative partnerships with Lila Downs, Angelique Kidjo, and Claudia Acuña, and his work has enriched projects by visionary artists including Philip Glass, The Chieftains, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. An architect of sonic fusion, Serka translates the heartbeat of multiple cultures into cohesive artistic visions — his rhythmic signature reflecting a deep commitment to intercultural dialogue and a belief that rhythm is a universal language, capable of bridging communities across geography, language, and tradition.