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Anna Lapwood, Abel Selaocoe and Phil Thornalley take us to Soweto and the Balkans

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye are joined by organist Anna Lapwood, cellist Abel Selaocoe and songwriter Phil Thornalley as they add the next five tracks to the playlist.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye are joined by organist Anna Lapwood, South African cellist and vocalist Abel Selaocoe and songwriter/producer Phil Thornalley as they add the next five tracks to the playlist.

As usual, each track is chosen for its musical connections with the previous one, as we pick up from the final track of the previous episode.

Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
Producer Jerome Weatherald

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Torn by Natalie Imbruglia
When I am Laid in Earth (Dido鈥檚 Lament) by Purcell, sung by Elin Manahan Thomas
Ndofire/Skado by Samthing Soweto
Cry Me a River by Justin Timberlake
膶aje, 艩ukarije by Paprika

Other music in this episode:

An Occasional Trumpet Voluntary by Anna Lapwood
Lamentatio by Abel Selaocoe
Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer
Br忙ndt by Lis S酶rensen
The Lovecats by The Cure
Enough Time by The Stranglers
Action by Sweet
膶aje, 艩ukarije by Esma Redzepova

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42 minutes

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  • Fri 11 Feb 2022 19:15

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