Our Music Our Freedom - Wandsworth London Borough of Culture

Presenters: Rita Ray and Max Reinhardt A delicious mixed bag of goodies ends the Our Music Our Freedom podast series. We’re Featuring some standout musical highlights from Wandsworth's year as London borough of Culture: a world of East Asian sounds from the Celadon Club at Wandsworth Arts Fringe Festival, some classic cuts from Wandsworth Music at the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, working on a programme devised by students with disabilities. Additional tasty musical revelations from over the last 5 decade - savour the flavour of more of the borough's most iconic musical happenings including T Rex, Punk and Rave - courtesy of Geoff Simmons, legendary local activist and community historian. Plus there’s the unmissable saga of Dub Vendor, the fabulous record shop and its Fashion Records label, a powerhouse of UK Reggae , dub, dancehall and black British music, skanking non-stop for the last 50 years, right here in Wandsworth. Podcast Music Playlist Smiley Culture and Crowd - Cockney Translation (1984) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Wandsworth Music Project with Specialist Schools Rex - Life’s a Gas (1971) Gamelan Tari Pendet - Gayatri Swara Taman Sari (2024) Live recording, Bali Yabby You - Chant Down Babylon (1977) Owen Gray - Call On Me (1983) Burning Spear - Slavery Days Dub (1975) Tim Chandell - Burning Love (1977) John Holt - Killing Me Softly (1973) Deborah Glasgow - Knight In Shining Armour (1986) Yellowman - Zungguzungguguzungguzeng (1983) Johnny Osbourne - Water Pumping (1983) Dee Sharp - Lets Dub It Up (1980) Dennis Bovell - Mek It Run (Run Rasta Run) (2012) Smiley Culture - Shan A Shan (1984) Dennis Brown - I Don't Want To Be No General (1979) DEB Music Players - Umoja (1978) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Wandsworth Music - Wandsworth Music Project with Specialist Schools - Live at The Royal Albert Hall 2023 Celadon Club Concert- Featuring : Hyelim Kim - Daegeum flute, Kwong Thye Lee - Guzheng zither & Xiao flute, Akinori Fujimoto - Taiko drum, Roshinta and Ursulina - Gamelan Dance (2025) recorded Live at Holy Trinity Church Roehampton as part of Wandsworth Arts Fringe Aswad - I A Rebel Soul (1976) Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK (1976) Bazooka Joe - Rockin in A Flat (1976 Live recording) The Pixies - Holiday Song (1997) DJ Luke Slater - Rhythm is Rhythm / Beyond the Dance (1995) Club UK @ Final Frontier Wandsworth Darude - Sandstorm (1999) UK Subs - C.I.D. (1978) T.Rex - Deborah (1968) Rex - She Was Born To Be My Unicorn (1969) T.Rex - Ride a White Swan (1970) T.Rex - Hot Love (1971) Rex - Get It On (1971) Marc Bolan & T.Rex - Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream (1973)

Presenter: Max Reinhardt A story of Folk music in the borough over the last five decades, told by one of the UK’s most outstanding performers and songwriters, Lisa Knapp. Lisa was born and brought up in Balham and Tooting, where she learned to play and where her love of folk music evolved. Along the way, there’s a few words and a little music from the late and legendary Bert Jansch who lived in Putney in the ’70’s, song extracts from Anne Briggs, Shirley Collins, A.L. Lloyd, Martin Carthy and Imagined Village , to name but a few. Lisa’s husband, producer and musical partner, Gerry Diver also contributes some wise words to the story. Podcast Music Playlist Lisa Knapp - May Garland (2017) Lisa Knapp - Beggar Beggar (2016) Lisa Knapp : Gerry Diver - Long Lankin (2025) Bert Jansch - The January Man (1973) Bert Jansch - Veronica (1965) Bert Jansch - Rambling's Gonna Be the Death of Me (1965) Anne Briggs - Blackwater Side (1971) The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (1988) The Chieftains - Comb Your Hair and Curl It /The Boys of Ballisodare (Slip or Hop Jig) (1991) Martin Carthy - Georgie (1998) Shirley Collins & Davy Graham - Hare On The Mountain (1964) Treasa Ní Mhiolláin - Oileán Glas Árann na Naomh (2019) Penny Morrison & the Gerinish Waulking Group - Saturday I Got Married (1951 recorded live at Gerinish Village, South Uist) Pete Cooper - Flagon Wheel (recorded live at the London Fiddle Convention 2014 Tutors Concert) Brendan Mulhaire Ceili Band - O’Briens Jig (1996) Lisa Knapp : Gerry Diver - Hawk & Crow (2025) Maggie Boyle - Road to Camden Town (recorded live at The Narrowboat Sessions 2014 ) A.L. Lloyd - John Barleycorn (1961) The Imagined Village - Cold Hailey Rainy Night (2007) feat. Eliza Carthy, Sheema Mukherjee, Chris Wood, Transglobal Underground & The Young Copper Family

Presenter : Rita Ray Rita visits a number of Creative Health and Wellbeing projects in the borough, a key focus of Wandsworth’s London Borough of Culture year. Sensory theatremaker, Arti Prahsar, talks about her work and the way music is part of her practice, with excerpts from her contribution to the Culture Box archive, a sensory resource for use at home, produced by the London Health and Arts research project. Interviews, music and poetry from staff and members of unique music and art centre, Sound Minds, who work with people with lived experience of mental health problems.  South Korean virtuoso musician Hyelim Kim tells us the origin story of the traditional Daegeum flute, her research highlighting its role as an instrument bringing healing and peace, followed by an excerpt of her playing. Hear from internationally celebrated young people’s theatre company, Oily Cart, Tooting based pioneers of Sensory Theatre, with contributions from Artistic Director Ellie Griffiths talking about their interactive sensory productions and how music is a totally essential element to enhance and communicate the experience for neurodivergent audiences. Featuring performances from neurodiverse creator/musicians Kyllah Dyer on cello  (The World Beneath Us 2024), Lucy Bowen on guitar (InsideWays (2025)) and by Maya Youssef on qanun & cast (The Bounce 2014). Choir Leader, Cecelia Wickham Anderson and members of the Community Gospel Choir at Saint Michael’s Wandsworth Common talk about the transformative experiences that the choir and the music have given them and the community and share a live performance. Podcast Music Playlist Paul Johnson - Arti Prashar’s Culture Box…. Prelude Yeh Ishq Ishq Hai (Qawwali) - Bharat Bhushan & Madhubala (from the movie Barsaat Ki Raat (1960)) Sound Minds Community - Jam (2025) Gbenga Ojukotola (from Sound Minds’ Canerows project) – Byrds (2025) Ije Amaechi’s Intimate Friends - Take Me Away (2025) Sound Minds Canerows Project - Eden by Kae Tempest performed by Mia Morris OBE) Hyelim Kim - Daegum (Korean traditional instrument) accompaniments Oily Cart – Rolling (2014) Original Cast Recording from The Bounce. Vocals: Rachel Bird, Griff Fender, Mark Foster, Ellie Griffiths, Tom Jones Oily Cart – Welcome (2014) Original Cast Recording from The Bounce. Vocals: Rachel Bird, Griff Fender, Mark Foster, Ellie Griffiths, Tom Jones Kanun and Bendir, Maya Youssef Oily Cart - Grön Låda (2025) from InsideWays (2025) - Sound design: Bernt Karsten Sannerud; Lead guitar Lucy Bowen. Backing vocals: the Demelza Children's Hospice Families Choir Oily Cart – Prelude from When The World Turns (2022-2025) Cello: Kyllah Dyer St Michael’s Church Community Gospel Choir - Worthy (Praise Him) (live at St Michael's Wandsworth Common 2025)  

Presenter: Max Reinhardt Cymande are a British band from Balham, originally active in the early 1970s. With a membership deriving from several Caribbean nations, Cymande were noted for their unique eclectic mix of music they called "nyah-rock" (Funk, soul, reggae, rock, African , Guyanan, and Jazz). The two founder members lived in the same street in Balham, Byrne Road, discovered a mutual love of music and created a band that has adoring intergenerational fans. They formed in 1971 ,released three albums before disbanding in 1974, completing USA stadium tours with soul and funk stars like the reverend Al Green. After gaining newfound popularity when their music was sampled by premiere league rap artists, including the Fugees, De La Soul and MC Solaar, they reformed in the 2010’s and have toured worldwide ever since. Their most recent album Renascence was released in January 2025. The band’s remarkable story is told by founder members Steve Scipio and Patrick Patterson. Podcast Music Playlist Extract from documentary movie: Getting It Back -The Story of Cymande (2022) Cymande - Chasing an Empty Dream (2025) Duke of Iron and his Trinidad Calypso Troubadours - Last Train (to San Fernando) (1952) Mighty Sparrow - Old Man and the Donkey (1962) Gypsi Far - Hail Jah & Leigh Dread Version (2024) Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary (1967) Miles Davis - Tout de Suite (1969) The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe (1966) Miles Davis - Footprints (1967) Cymande - Dove (1973) Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971) Ginger Johnson and His African Messengers - Nawa (1967) Osibisa - Music for Gong Gong (1971) Matumbi - After Tonight (1976) Danta - Crossfire (1973) Cymande - The Message (1972) De La Soul - Change In Speak (1989) Fugees - The Score (1996) Cymande - Coltrane (2025) Cymande - Brothers On The Slide (2025)

Presenter: Rita Ray Jazz stories and music from Wandsworth Music Academy including CEO, Dan White; Olly Blackman, Senior Jazz Orchestra Tutor; and players from the Senior Jazz Orchestra, Cicely (Saxophone), Aiden (Trumpet) and Tom (Guitar). Hear from acclaimed jazz pianist and Wandsworth resident, Julian Joseph, founder of Julian Joseph Jazz Academy, Wandsworth born and patron of World Hearbeat Music Academy; Nathan Dawkins, bass and clarinet player, student at World Heart Beat Music Academy from the age of 8, interviewed at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in Greenwich, where he is studying; and Soweto Kinch, Jazz sax and hip hop supremo, composer, bandleader and BBC Radio 3 presenter, who reflects on his upbringing in Wandsworth and his early music lessons at Allfarthing Primary school. Podcast Music Playlist Gordon Stretton’s Orchestre Syncopated Six - Way Down Yonder in New Orleans feat. Sadie Crawford (1923) Julian Joseph - The Other Side of Town (1991) The Ventures - Hawaii Five-O (1969) Oscar Peterson - Night Train (1964) Erroll Garner - I Get a Kick Out of You (Live in Brussels) (1964) Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Ron Carter and Tony Williams - Cantaloupe Island (1985) Live at New York Harry Beckett's Joy Unlimited - Got It Made (1977) Courtney Pine - Miss-Interpret (1986) Shake Keane - Fidel (1961) Joe Harriott - Calypso Sketches (1961) Dizzy Reece - I’ll Close My Eyes (1960) Courtney Pine - I Believe (1986) The John Dankworth Big Band - Eleven Plus (1972) Julian Joseph - Jazz with Julian Joseph Theme (1999) Live in Studio 1 Southampton Jazz In Wandsworth Orchestra - Pandemonium (2025) John Coltrane - Blue Train (1957) The Fearless Flyers - Patrouille de France (2025) Herbie Hancock - Chameleon (1973) Ezra Collective - God Gave Me Feet For Dancing (Live at Glastonbury Festival 2025) Camilla George - Abasi Isang (Blue Lab Beats Remix) (2024) Nubya Garcia - Triumphance (2024) Joe Pass- Original Blues in G (1974) Nathan Dawkins (2025) Nathan Dawkins & Trinity/Laban students - A Night In Tunisia (2025) BIG MASSIVE Collective@jazzrefreshed (Feat. Nathan Dawkins) - Present: Form & Formless by Giants Are Real ( 2025) Quinn Oulton - Heavy Breathing (2024) Soweto Kinch - White Juju feat. London Symphony Orchestra X. Clarity (Live) (2022) Soweto Kinch - Good Nyooz (feat. Eska Mtungwazi) (2003) Soweto Kinch - When Worlds Collide freestyle (live at TEDxBrixton) (2015) Soweto Kinch - Degeneration, Pt. I - Gateway to Armageddon (2019) Soweto Kinch - White Juju, X. Clarity (Live) (2022)

Presenters: Anabel Provansal and Max Reinhardt Featuring the music and the voices of the borough’s Asian Diaspora Communities; their music and their stories about living in Wandsworth over the last 50 years; about the changes, developments and their evolving music scenes. Contributors include Natasha Kathi-Chandra (Tara Theatre); 80’s Punk band Alien Kulture; violinist Manoharan Ratheeshkumar; community singer Mudabbir Hussain Qureshi Azeemi; and Hafiz Wakass Rehman Saqibi, Imam of Taj Daar e Madina Masjid & Education Centre Tooting . Podcast Music Playlist Sarathy Korwar - A Day Is A Cycle Of Drum Beats (2025) Zakir Hussain & Rakesh Chaurasia Duo - Zakir Hussain & Rakesh Chaurasia (Live in Krakow (2015) Alien Kulture -Siege and Turmoil (1980) Tara Theatre - Eena Meena Deeka (2013) Tara Arts and zerOclassikal present Hamsadhwani (2018) Fautist Aravindhan Baheerathan & Ensemble Sonia Noor ft. Asmaa Hamzaoui - River - La Ilaha Ila Lah Mashup Cover - Ibeyi (2025) Good Ol' Vilayati - Sarathy Korwar (2019) Asha Bhosle - Yeh Mera Dil Yaar Ka Diwana (from Don (1978 )) Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar - Holi Ke Din Dil Khil Jate Hain (from Sholay (1975)) Alien Kulture - Asian Youth (1979) Alien Kulture - Roots, Rock, Ratskank (1978) Manoharan Ratheeshkumar - Sinnakannan Azhaikkiran (2024) Manoharan Ratheeshkumar - Panivizhum Malarvanam (2024) Anirudh Ravichander (vocs.) & Vinay Sridhar (whistle) - Jawan Title Track Movie: Jawan (2023) Mudabbir Hussain Qureshi Azeemi - Kaash Ye Duaa Meri Live (2016/2025) Sabri Brothers - Tajdar-e-Haram (1976) Sabri Brothers - Ya Sahib-UL-Jamal (1977) The New Pardesi Music Machine - Pump Up the Bhangra (1988) Alaap - Bhabiye Ni Bhabiye (1982) Mohinder Kaur Bhamra - Disco Wich Aa (Remastered version 2025/original version 1982) Lyrics: Mohinder Kaur Bhamra; Music Kuljit Bhamra Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan remixed by Bally Sagoo - Kinna Sohna (1991) Nitin Sawhney - Streets (1996) Nitin Sawhney - Movement - Variation II ft. Ayanna Witter-Johnson (2021) Anoushka Shankar - Boat To Nowhere (Live on KEXP) (2023)

Presenters: Rita Ray & Anabel Provansal Two schools in Wandsworth are responsible for nurturing a remarkable number of musicians and bands, Spencer Park in Battersea and Elliot School in Roehampton, now Ark Academy Putney. Spencer Park ex-pupils Dennis Bovell and Julian Joseph share tales of the inspiring musical culture of the school; along with Noel McKoy, celebrated soul singer (1961-2022); and Chris Johnson, Head of Music in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s. The story of Elliot School’s phenomenal list of students who went on to be well known musicians in the world of pop and rock is told by two of them, drummer Ed Spevcock (1960/70’s ) & Emma Smith (1990 into the noughties). Podcast Music Playlist Matumbi - Ajahli (1980) Dennis Bovell - Running Away (1980) 1910 Fruitgum Company - Simple Simon Says - (1968) Marie Pierre - Choose Me (1979) Investigators – Doubts to the Wind The Louisville Leopard Percussionists - Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne) (2018) Tokyo Groove Jyoshi (feat. Juna Serita & Harumo Imai) - Funk No.1 (2021) The Pasadenas - Tribute (Right On) (1988) JTQ with Noel McKoy - Love the Life (1993) Noel Mc Koy and The Albians - The People/Dub (1979) Boulez conducts Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring (Manhattan Center, NYC, January 1975) Dennis Bovell - Row, Row, Row (1978) Julian Joseph Jay Lingston & Ray Evans - Never Let Me Go (1995) Matumbi - Wishing on a Star (2005) Julian Joseph - The Six (Live) at the Vortex (2011) Dennis Bovell - Mek It Run (Run Rasta Run) (2012) Babe Ruth - Gimmie Some Leg (Live Version) (1974) Pete Green’s Fleetwood Mac - Albatross (1968) Burial - Southern Comfort (2005) Pete Browns Piblokto with Ray Williams, Phil Ryan, Richie Francis and Ed Spevock - Live in France 1971 Jeff Beck Group (feat Max Middleton on keyboards) - You Know What I Mean (1975) Pete Green’s Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well, Pt. 1 (1969) Bee Gees - World (1967) The Amboy Dukes - Who's Fooling Who (1967) The Cream - Tales Of Brave Ulysses (1967) Babe Ruth - Gimmie Some Leg (Live Version) (1974) Jimmy Cliff - Wild World (Composer/Lyricist: Yusuf/ Cat Stevens) (1970) Miriam Makeba - Umqokozo (Live At Rosies,2004 North Sea Jazz Festival) Jarvis Cocker - Outro for Pulp at Glastonbury 2025 (Live) Elysian Quartet & Kae Tempest - Where the Heart is (BBC Radio3 Late Junction Session 2013)) Hot Chip - Over and Over (2024) - live at Tiny Desk Concert Dragonforce ft. Alissa White-Gluz and Herman Li - Burning Heart (2025) Fridge (Adem Ilhan, Kieran Hebden and Sam Jeffers) - Anglepoised (1997/8) Four Tet (Kieran Hebden) - ID2 (2011) Geese (Emma Smith and Vincent Sipprell) - Fog-Sea (2012) Hot Chip - Night And Day (2023) Live on KCRW.1 So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds to Go (2001) Elysian Quartet - String Quartet No. 2 III. Fragile (Hot Chip Remix) (2020) The XX - Islands (2009) The Maccabees - Toothpaste Kisses (2007)

Presenter: Rita Ray Featuring interviews with Dennis Bovell; Lekan Babalola, Grammy award winning percussionist and bandleader from Lagos, Nigeria; Teddy Osei from Osibisa, Wandsworth based pioneering Ghanaian Afro Rock band; and Aboubacar Kouyate, percussion teacher in Wandsworth Schools and a member of Balimaya Project, a percussion driven ensemble who have become fast rising stars on the UK Jazz scene. Podcast Music Playlist Fela Kuti & Egypt 80 - Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense (1986) Live in Amsterdam produced by Denis Bovell Wulomei - Meridian (1975) Osibisa - Akwaaba (Teddy Osei) (1970) Osibisa - The Dawn (Teddy Osei/Sol Amarfio) (1971) Ginger Johnson and his African Messengers - Hi Life (1967) Ambrose Campbell & West African Rhythm Brothers - I Walk A Thousand Miles (1956) Osibisa - Black Ant (Mono version) (Mac Tontoh/Teddy Osei)(1971 ) Osibisa - Ke Le Le (Kofi Ayivor/Mac Tontoh/Sol Amarfio/Teddy Osei) (1983 Live at Marquee Club) Osibisa - Music For Gong Gong (1971) Atinuke Obanla – Agbara to Gaju Part 2 (2006) Rip Rig and Panic - You're My Kind Of Climate (1982) A.R.Kane - What's All This Then (Dub version) (1989) Ordinary Day - Curiosity Killed The Cat (1987) Gasper Lawal - Kai Anibaba (1985) Lekan Babalol - Sacred Funk Quartet (Live) (2025) Sample: Burkina Faso balafon Sample: Kamele ngoni - a traditional harp lute tuned in a pentatonic scale Sample: Djembe playing Rhythm Kuku Balimaya Project - Suley's Ablution (2023)

Presenters: Anabel Provansal and Rita Ray A whirlwind tour of five local live music venues in the borough. Featuring interviews, music excerpts and stories from vital spaces who have supported so many artists over the years. Hear from World Heartbeat’s Founder/Artistic Director Sahana Gero and patron Julian Joseph; General Manager of the iconic Clapham Grand, Ally Wolf celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2025;  Tony Moore, Director of Music, Art & Development at The Bedford in Balham; The Magic Garden in Battersea Park including musicians Simo Lagnawi and Sarah McGuiness; and stories from the Half Moon, Putney, who nurture emerging acts and a rich history of well-known performers including Elvis Costello, Kate Bush, Ed Sheeran and Ronnie Wood. Podcast Music Playlist 51st State Band – concert extract (2016) Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente - Você Já Foi à Bahia (2023) Herbie Hancock - Wiggle Waggle (1969) Julian Joseph - Miss Simmons (Live @ World Heartbeat’s Piano in the Elms Festival (2025) Karolos - Bring It (composed by Julian Joseph, recorded live at World Heartbeat) Intro from Connie Francis  - Where The Boys Are (1961) Eddie Cochran - Twenty Flight Rock (1956/7) Dan Leno - The Mayday Fireman (intro) (1901) The Beatles - Hard Days Night (intro) (1964) Rufus and Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody (1984) Oasis - Supersonic (1994) Hole -  Violet (1991) Earth, Wind & Fire - September (1978) Plastik Funk, Toxic Joy, Julia Temos ft. Aster - In My Arms (2024) Charli xcx – 365 (2024) London Gay Men’s Chorus - Something Inside So Strong (composed by Labi Siffre) (2009) BBC Radiophonic Workshop - Doctor Who Original Theme (1963) Los Kamer - Nueva Tenochtitlan (Live at Alchemy Bar, Kobe Japan 2023) Grupo Lokito - Bolngo Ya Londres (2022) Simo Lagnawi of Gnawa London - Sofar London give a home (2017) K T Tunstall - Black Tears Lola Young - Messy (2025) John Mayall’s Bluebreakers  - Ramblin’ On My Mind (1966) Elvis Costello - Watchin’ The Detectives (1977 Live -Stiff Records Tour) Darts - HP7 Blues (Live at Half Moon Putney 1983) City Lake - At My Door (2024) Holiday Mystics - Hold On (2024) Ronnie Wood & Ben Waters - Little Queenie/Round and Round (Chuck Berry medley live at Half Moon Putney (Feb 6 2024)

Presenters: Max Reinhardt and Anabel Provansal The Irish Community has been one of the larger communities in the borough over the last 50 years. A look at the history of Irish music in the borough over that time with long time Irish resident Jean Rathbone. Featuring contributions from celebrated Irish record producer and instrumentalist Gerry Diver who played in the borough in the 90’s into noughties plus and Lisa Knapp, a folk artist who has also been very active in Irish Music, locally and further afield. There’s also a visit to the Ramble Inn in Tooting. Podcast Music Playlist Tommy Potts - The Blackbird (1972) Caiomhín Ó Raghallaigh - Going To the Well For Water (2025) Julia Clifford & Denis Murphy - The Ballydesmond Polkas (1969) Sharon Shannon and Friends - Blackbird (2022 - live on The Late Late Show RTÉ One ) The Bothy Band - Fionnghuala (1976) The Pogues - Sally MacLennane (1985) Gerry Diver - Fulham Broadway (feat. Christy Moore) Michael English - Friday at The Dance (2015) Sin É - The Houmos of Green Lanes (2018) Kuljit Bhamra & Jacqueline Shave , Caitrin Finch, Joely Koos, James Larter - Eye of the Taj (World Premiere Performance at Cecil Sharp House) Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver - Monaghan Jig Monks Jig Set (2025) Flute and Crow - live excerpt at the Ramble Inn, Tooting part 1 (2025)   Flute, Whistle and Box - live excerpt at the Ramble Inn, Tooting part 2 (2025) Lankum - What Will We Do When We Have No Money (2017) Van Morrison & The Chieftains - Star of the County Down (1988) Celtic Strings - O'Carolan's Concerto Flute, Whistle and Box - live excerpt at the Ramble Inn, Tooting part 3 (2025) Lisa O’Neill - Violet Gibson (2018) Them - Gloria ft. Van Morrison (1964) Van Morrison & The Chieftains - Raglan Road (1988) Sinead O'Connor - This is a Rebel Song (1997) Big Tom and the Travellers - I Would Like To See You Again (1978) The Pogues - Fiesta 1987 Accordion and Banjo Reel - live excerpt at the Ramble Inn, Tooting part 4 (2025) Ballad - live excerpt at the Ramble Inn, Tooting part 5 (2025) Tommy Potts - The Blackbird (1972) (repeat) Caiomhín Ó Raghallaigh –  Going To the Well For Water (2025)

Presenter: Anabel Provansal An exploration of the Polish and Ukrainian communities and their music in Wandsworth and how life and music has been developing, especially in recent decades. Featuring an interview with Ksenia Kazintseva, an artist based in the borough who supports and writes about Eastern European Artists and gives an overview of the music from Eastern European countries and where it can be heard in Wandsworth, a nearby visit to a warm up and rehearsal session of the Orleta Polish Folk Song & Dance Group in Balham. Plus the exquisite singing of Inna Husieva, an opera singer from Ukraine, now settled in Wandsworth. Podcast Music Playlist  R.U.T.A - Lament Chlopski (2011) Laiko Felix - El Cavillo (1997) Balamuc Band - Lula Lula (live recording) London Bulgarian Choir - Izgreyala Yasna Zvezda (2008) The Russian Folk Ensemble - Troika (2011…since been sampled by Adictos al Hip Hop (Espana)) Ekaterina Skliar (on domra) - The Mountain King (composed by Vasily Shekin based on themes by Grieg) (2019) Vera Bila & Kale - Pas o Panori Tapac Kompanichenko - Ми сміло в бій підем (we will go boldly into battle) Volodymyr Parfeniuk- Врубай (Cut It) Inna Husieva - Tsaryu Nebesnyy (Tsar of Heaven) (Tetiana Yashvili - Ukrainian Composer) Inna Husieva, Sulaiman Haqpana and the Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir - Спи, Ісусе, Cпи (Sleep, Jesus, Sleep) arr. for Soprano, Tabla, Organ, Piano, Bass and Choir by Roxanna Panufnik Devynios Liepos/Nine Lindens (Lithuanian Multipart Polyphonic Song)

Presenter: Rita Ray Producer, composer, musician Dennis Bovell talks about growing up, creating and developing his music in Wandsworth. In many ways, Dennis is the godfather of the borough’s music scene over the last 50 years, because he’s right there at the source of so much UK music. Hear about his contributions and adventures with UK Reggae, Lovers Rock, Dub poetry, African reggae, Afrobeat, pop and more. The ripple effect of his musical dexterity conceived and nurtured in Wandsworth still resounds around the globe. Contributions from Dennis also features in several other podcasts in this series. Podcast Music Playlist Peter Green & Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman (Live at the Boston Tea Party 1970) The Harry J All Stars - Liquidator (1969) Matumbi - (I Can’t Get Enough Of That) Reggae Stuff (1973) Pat Kelly - How Long (1969) Matumbi - After Tonight (1976) Smiley Culture - Shan A Shan (1984) Matumbi -  Empire Road (1979) Janet Kay -  Silly Games (Writer/Producer Dennis Bovell) (1979 Top of the Pops version) Linton Kwesi Johnson -Sonny’s Lettah (Anti-sus Poem) (1979) The Smile - The Smoke (Dennis Bovell RMX) (2022)