The author’s life, literary trips and adventures have taken him across Africa with music as a constant companion

From childhood holidays to writing songs in Greece with husband David Gilmour, the author takes a musical trip down memory lane

The food and travel writer on tunes that help her recall Bangladesh boat trips and vodou-rock nights in Haiti

The writer’s journeys, including a slow drive across the US, were accompanied by a selection of jazz, rock and folk greats

The poet recalls trips to the Arctic, Switzerland and the US via musical memories that add to the intensity of those life-changing trips

Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian take a spin down memory lane, from California’s Redwoods to Nepal via the mean streets of south London

The Highlands, Texas, India and the Chilterns are among places that have inspired our writer – herself a bluegrass fiddler – through music

Songs from a desert hut in the Sahara to a pick-up truck in Alaska – and a men’s prison in Belgium – have kept the author going in lockdown

From Sheffield to Tokyo via New York and rural France, the DJ recalls his adventures with friends and family – and the music that accompanied them

Music enjoyed in Dublin bars and at festivals from Norway to India resonate for the editor of world music magazine Songlines

Inspirational musicians from New Orleans, Jamaica, Macedonia and New Zealand are among those who have kept the author going during lockdown

The musician and radio presenter is transported to a porch in Mississippi, a dance floor in Santiago de Cuba and a bar stool on the Wild Atlantic Way

The TV presenter and author’s personal selection basks in memories of Route 66, Marseille, Tokyo and Miami Vice

The music writer and broadcaster’s musical memories take in road trips, brilliant record shops, carnival and falling in love

Rich and resonant with memories of trips past, this very personal selection illustrates how songs can transport us, especially in lockdown