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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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- 2 days ago42 min
Rick Wakeman and Amanda Whiting close out the series
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
- 1 weeks ago42 min
Emma Rawicz and Arsha Kaviani celebrate exceptional teenage talent
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
- 2 weeks ago42 min
Anne Dudley and Jon Boden at the Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield
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
- 3 weeks ago42 min
RuthAnne and Gavin Higgins get in the Flow
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
- Aug 21, 202642 min
Nadine Shah, David Arnold and Charlotte Harding celebrate the BBC Proms
To mark this year's BBC Proms, Jeffrey and Anna are joined by three music specialists to create a playlist of five Proms-themed tracks. Celebrated James Bond film composer David Arnold, Mercury-Prize-nominated, South Tyneside-born, singer and songwriter Nadine Shah, and composer and saxophonist Charlotte Harding check out this year's festival, currently just past its halfway point, and look into the archive to choose their five tracks.Every concert in this year's BBC Proms is - or will be - available via BBC Sounds, including Nadine Shah's performance in Gateshead and Charlotte Harding's Relaxed Prom in Bristol, with many also available on the iPlayer.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:James Bond Theme by John Barry 4th mvt: Adagio, from 9th Symphony by Gustav Mahler Time by Pink Floyd It’s Raining Today by Scott Walker And the Door Unsealed by Miho Hazama, performed by the Danish Radio Big BandOther music in this episode:Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland Topless Mother by Nadine Shah Miami International from Casino Royale by David Arnold Bad Sign, Good Sign by Monty Norman Main Title from Out of Africa by John Barry Make It Easy on Yourself by The Walker Brothers My Ship Is Coming In by The Walker Brothers The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore by The Walker Brothers Wilkommen from Cabaret by the Danish Radio Big Band
- Aug 14, 202642 min
A celebration of Black British music live at V&A East, with Nolay, Soweto Kinch and Keelan Carew
The V&A East Museum in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London opened in April with its inaugural exhibition The Music Is Black: A British Story, focusing on 125 years of Black music-making in Britain. Spanning four continents, it is a story of excellence, struggle, resilience and joy. To celebrate the exhibition, in a collaboration between the V&A and the BBC, Add to Playlist comes from the museum in front of a live audience with a host of significant figures on the Black British music scene.Jazz saxophonist Soweto Kinch, leading UK grime artist NoLay (accompanied by fellow grime artists Griminal and Roachee), classical pianist Keelan Carew and special guest Janet Kay - who hit the high notes with her 1979 smash hit Silly Games - join Anna and Jeffrey as they discuss the five tracks of Black British music that make up this episode's playlist.Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Back to Life by Soul II Soul 21 Seconds by So Solid Crew Silly Games by Janet Kay Deep River by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor It’s So by Omar Other music in this episode:On My Radio by The Selecter Keep on Movin' by Soul II Soul Hiawatha's Wedding Feast by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor There's Nothing Like This by Omar
- Jun 26, 202642 min
Tom Seals and Debbie Wiseman slap that bass
Wolf Hall composer Debbie Wiseman and boogie-woogie pianist and singer Tom Seals are Jeffrey and Anna's final guests of the current series as they add the final five tracks, taking them from a Prince classic via the First Lady of Song to Bob Geldof's ticking clock and a Punjabi bhangra megahit.Add to Playlist will be back on air on 14 August.For details of the Crossed Wires podcast festival in Sheffield and for free tickets for the recording of Add to Playlist and other Radio 4 shows, visit https://crossedwires.live/fringe Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:When Doves Cry by Prince Slap That Bass by Ella Fitzgerald La Valse by Maurice Ravel Like Clockwork by The Boomtown Rats Mundian To Bach Ke by Panjabi MCOther music in this episode:West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys Billie Jean by Michael Jackson Africa by Toto In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins L'Enfant et les Sortilèges by Maurice Ravel Time by Pink Floyd Hung Up by Madonna Knight Rider theme by Stu Phillips & Glen A. Larson Turn It Up/Fire It Up by Busta Rhymes
- Jun 22, 202628 min
Recommended: The Miles Davis Story (from Legend)
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth, we’re excited to share Episode 1 from The Miles Davis Story, the latest series of the Legend podcast.Presented by acclaimed actor and longtime fan Clarke Peters (The Wire, Treme, Da 5 Bloods), the 5-part series explores the life and legacy of a visionary artist whose relentless pursuit of the "new" often scorched his own life and the lives of those around him.Across the series, Clarke charts Miles’s ever-evolving artform, starting with this first great transformation of a legend - when the young Miles chose to step into the unknown, seize control of his own creative destiny, and begin his journey as a leader.This is episode one of the series, exploring how New York helped Davis discover a radical new sound. If you like what you hear, you can listen to every episode on BBC Sounds. Just search for ‘Legend’.Miles Davis Interview: From Jazz Talking by Ben Sidran, 1986. The Arsenio Hall Show, Paramount, originally broadcast in 1989. 60 Minutes, CBS News. Originally broadcast in 1989Featured tracks (in order of appearance) “So What” – Miles Davis “Blue in Green” – Miles Davis (feat. John Coltrane & Bill Evans) “Bitches Brew” – Miles Davis "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" - MIles Davis “Agitation” – Miles Davis “Flamenco Sketches” – Miles Davis & Bill Evans “Ko Ko” – Charlie Parker “Salt Peanuts” – Dizzy Gillespie "Jivin with Jack the Bellboy" - Miles Davis "Move" - Miles Davis "Moon Dreams" - Miles Davis "Boplicity" - Miles DavisPresenter: Clarke Peters Series Producer: Clem Hitchcock Executive Producer: Rami Tzabar Editor: Kirsten Lass Production Manager: Emily Duffy Music Consultant: Guy Barker Additional Music: Guy Barker Archivist: Simon Rooks Script Consultant: Anne Harbin Technical Production and Sound Design: Melvin Rickarby Commissioning Editors for the BBC: Dan Clarke and Matthew Dodd A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4
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