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Rebekah Reid and Neil Brand take us to Stalin's Russia and film noir

Violinist Rebekah Reid and composer Neil Brand join Cerys and Jeffrey as they choose another five tracks for the playlist

Violinist Rebekah Reid and composer Neil Brand explore music under Stalin and a Billy Wilder classic as they join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks to the playlist, and it's another global journey.

Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
Producer Jerome Weatherald

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

(Where do I Begin) Love Story by Andy Williams
First Movement of Symphony No 5 in D Minor by Dmitri Shostakovich
Double Indemnity theme by Mikl贸s R贸zsa
Ashyaneh by Fereydoun Farrokhzad
Gbowo Mi by The Lijadu Sisters

Other music in this episode:

Bobby by The Lijadu Sisters
膶aje, 艩ukarije by Paprika
(Where do I Begin) Love Story by Tony Bennett
(Where do I Begin) Love Story by Shirley Bassey
Fisherman by Zara McFarlane
Act Naturally by Buck Owens
Wellerman (Sea Shanty) by Nathan Owens
Orere Elejigbo by The Lijadu Sisters
Reincarnation by The Lijadu Sisters

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42 minutes

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  • Fri 18 Feb 2022 19:15

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