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Gareth Malone, Gillian Moore and Dele Sosimi head from Benin to Havana

Choirmaster Gareth Malone and the Southbank Centre's Gillian Moore join Cerys and Jeffrey as they add the next five tracks to the playlist.

Gareth Malone, who brought choral singing into the mainstream with his TV series The Choir, is joined by The Southbank Centre's Gillian Moore as they take us on the rolling sea from Benin in West Africa to the streets of Havana. Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye continue to compile the new playlist, with additional insights from Afrobeat musician Dele Sosimi.

Producer Jerome Weatherald
Presented, with additional music curation, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Yoruba by the Gangb茅 Brass Band
Rolling Sea by Eliza Carthy
Spring Rounds from The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky
Havana by Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug
Gnossienne: No 1 by Erik Satie

Other music in this episode:

Levels by Avicii
Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder
Authority Stealing by Fela Kuti
The Passenger by The Cambodian Space Project
Barbarella by The Bob Crewe Generation Orchestra
Why by Carly Simon
Dance Me to the End of Love by Leonard Cohen

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45 minutes

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  • Fri 17 Feb 2023 19:15

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