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Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe take us on a musical journey of discovery, exploring the web of connections between tracks across the breadth of all musical styles, from pop, rock, reggae and hip-hop to classical, jazz, folk and country.

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To launch the brand new series, flautist Claire Wickes and composer Segun Akinola join Jeffrey and Anna to add the first five tracks to the new playlist. They'll be taking us from a massive Spanish crossover hit from last year to an unlikely symphony written to celebrate - and played on - 1500 broken instruments, via Mike Oldfield and Sylvester Stallone.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Berghain by Rosalía Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten by Arvo Pärt Tubular Bells Pt 1 by Mike Oldfield Eye of the Tiger by Survivor Symphony for Broken Instruments by David Lang Other music in this episode:Reflejo de Luna by Alacran Dr Who Theme adapted by Segun Akinola
Rick Wakeman - keyboard player and former member of the rock group Yes - and Welsh jazz harpist and composer Amanda Whiting, join Jeffrey and Anna as they add the final five tracks to the playlist for the current series. Kicking off with a groundbreaking French hit from 2019 and rounding off with a world-famous singalong song with an equally famous accompanying dance move, the playlist also visits Finland, Canada and a celebrated British one-hit wonder.Add to Playlist returns for a new series on 6 NovemberProducer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Pookie by Aya Nakamura Sumother Song by Kenny Wheeler Finlandia by Jean Sibelius Fire by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown Macarena by Los del Rio & The Bayside BoysOther music in this episode:Trumpet Concerto in E Flat, III: Allegro by Joseph Haydn No Scrubs by TLC Djadja by Aya Nakamura Who Let The Dogs Out by Baha Men Wipeout by The Surfaris Video Killed The Radio Star by The Buggles 99 Red Balloons by Nena Funkytown by Lipps Inc Tubthumping by Chumbawamba Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye Macarena by Los Del Rio Old Town Road by Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus
Saxophonist and composer Emma Rawicz and pianist and composer Arsha Kaviani are the studio guests of Jeffrey and Anna as they add five more tracks, taking them from a politically satirical song by George Michael to a classic pop track from the American girl group TLC via two mysterious buildings conjured up by The Animals and Modest Mussorgsky.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Shoot the Dog by George Michael Lush Life by John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman, written by Billy Strayhorn House of the Rising Sun by The Animals The Old Castle by Modest Mussorgsky No Scrubs by TLCOther music in this episode:Disco Inferno by The Trammps La Cucaracha by Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán Cowboys & Aliens by Emma Rawicz The Rising Sun Blues by Clarence 'Tom' Ashley and Gwen Foster Poker Face by Lady Gaga What's Love Got To Do With It by Tina Turner
Oscar-winning composer Anne Dudley and musician, arranger and former lead singer with the folk group Bellowhead, Jon Boden, are Jeffrey and Anna's guests in front of a live audience at the Crossed Wires podcast festival in Sheffield. Kicking off with a huge Sheffield banger from 1982, the five-track journey takes them to Bob Marley, Eliza Carthy and finishing up with a legless cockroach!Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:The Look of Love by ABC Stir It Up by Bob Marley Little Gypsy Girl by Eliza Carthy Pe-loc by Béla Bartók La Cucaracha by Mariachi Vargas de TecalitlánOther music in this episode:Don't You Want Me by The Human League Tonight The Streets Are Ours by Richard Hawley With A Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker I Do This All The Time by Self Esteem Heatwave In The Cold North by Reverend and The Makers Temptation by Heaven 17 Common People by Pulp I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor by Arctic Monkeys I Shot The Sheriff by Eric Clapton Rufford Park Poachers recorded by Percy Grainger From the Diary of a Fly by Béla Bartók
RuthAnne - songwriter Ruth-Anne Cunningham - and composer Gavin Higgins join Jeffrey and Anna as they create a standalone five-track playlist for this one-off episode. Starting with a massive international hit by a leading Irish singer, they head to Fugees, Gershwin and some fine young cannibals.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Orinoco Flow by Enya Ready or Not by Fugees I Loves You, Porgy by George & Ira Gershwin, sung by Nina Simone She Drives Me Crazy by Fine Young Cannibals Opposite People by Newen Afrobeat & Seun KutiOther music in this episode:Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber and Tiësto In the Name of Love by Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha Too Little Too Late by JoJo Work Bitch by Britney Spears Slow Hands by Niall Horan Where Do Broken Hearts Go by One Direction Boadicea by Enya Rhapsody In Blue by George Gershwin Opposite People by Fela Kuti and Africa 70
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