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Radio 4,08 Oct 2021,42 mins

Series Series 1

Guests Kojo Samuel and Tasmin Little launch the musical journey

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Add to Playlist takes 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. Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye and their studio guest, music director Kojo Samuel, who's worked with Stormzy, Rudimental and Jess Glynne, unearth musical and thematic links that may well take you by surprise, with additional in-depth explorations by violinist Tasmin Little. Ditch the computer algorithm as we offer an alternative playlist, offering five special tracks each week, spanning genres, eras and continents. You’ll learn fascinating details about how the music is constructed, its history, tempo, rhythm, choice of key and use of instruments, from the cuica to the 808 and the banjo. Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye Producer Jerome Weatherald Music (in order - the five tracks for the playlist are in CAPITALS): Autobahn - Kraftwerk So Good to Me - Chris Malinchak OLD TOWN ROAD - Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus 34 Ghosts IV - Nine Inch Nails HOE-DOWN - Aaron Copland Main theme from Star Wars - John Williams Superman (Main Title) - John Williams WALK THIS WAY - Run-DMC & Aerosmith Walk This Way - Aerosmith WALK ON BY - Dionne Warwick Walk on By - Isaac Hayes Wand'rin' Star - Lee Marvin Sahari - Aziza Brahim El Carretero - Guillermo Portabales LET HIM GO, LET HIM TARRY - Ottilie Patterson Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry - Ruby Murray

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