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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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Keyboard player and composer Ben Nobuto and double bass player Lucy Shaw take us from clocks and clouds into space as they join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye, before landing on a John Coltrane classic.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Prisencolinensinainciusol by Adriano Celentano 
Clocks and Clouds by György Ligeti
Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss
Acknowledgement from A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
You Got the Love by Candi Staton 

Other music in this episode:

Animal Magic theme, or Las Vegas, by Group Forty Orchestra, written by Laurie Johnson
Hallelujah Sim by Ben Nobuto
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Eric Idle
Lontano by György Ligeti
Your Love by Frankie Knuckles
You Got the Love by Candi Staton - DJ Eren's mix
Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton
You've Got the Love by Florence & The Machine

Lucy Shaw and Ben Nobuto take us to space

Bassoonist Amy Harman, cellist Francesca Ter-Berg and baritone and composer Roderick Williams get in the festive spirit as they create a dynamic playlist of five classic seasonal tracks. In this Add to Playlist winter special, Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye are going to take us from a solitary chorister to a massive Christmas singalong banger, so sleigh bells at the ready...

Producer: Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Once In Royal David’s City by The Choir of King's College, Cambridge 
Drei Dreidel by Moishe Oysher 
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey
The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole

Other music in this episode:

Here Comes Santa Claus by Bob Dylan
Hanukkah Dance by Woody Guthrie
Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter by John Williams
March by Tchaikovsky from The Nutcracker
Trepak - the Russian Dance - by Tchaikovsky from The Nutcracker
Sugar Rum Cherry by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Mendel
Boas Festas by Simone
Sugar Plum Fairy Introlude by Mariah Carey

Festive classics with Amy Harman, Francesca Ter-Berg and Roderick Williams

Kora player and composer Seckou Keita and screen composer Tess Tyler join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add five more tracks to the playlist, taking us from bootlegs to Africa's biggest-selling single, via an early classic video game. They are joined by the British producer Nick Patrick, the man behind two of the tracks in today's playlist.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Cindy C. by Prince
Donkey Kong Country by David Wise
La Primavera by Ottorini Respighi
Yeke Yeke by Mory Kante
No Volvere by the Gipsy Kings

Other music in this episode:

Sallisaw Blue by John Moreland
You Got The Love by The Source Ft. Candi Staton
Interactive by Prince
Winter Tundra from Lego Worlds soundtrack by Tess Tyler and Rob Westwood
Jungle Groove from Donkey Kong Country by David Wise
Two Tribes by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Yeke Yeke (original version) by Mory Kante

Seckou Keita, Tess Tyler and Nick Patrick, from Prince to Kings

Georgie Ward, composer and keyboard player to the stars, and cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe, head to the Add to Playlist studio to add the final five tracks of the series. Together with Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe, this episode takes us from a reinterpretation of a Bob Marley classic to a Sinatra father-and-daughter 'novelty' song via a ground-breaking aunt-and-niece double-act from Tanzania. 

Add to Playlist returns for a new series on 27 Feb 2025

Producer: Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Redemption Song by the Kanneh-Masons 
Cold Light by Ishmael Ensemble 
The Feeling Begins by Peter Gabriel
Mapendo by The Zawose Queens
Somethin’ Stupid by Frank and Nancy Sinatra 

Other music in this episode:

Be the One by Dua Lipa, Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Emmanuele by Abel Selaocoe
No Volvere by The Gypsy Kings
Redemption Song by Bob Marley
Bloom by Holysseus Fly
Somethin' Stupid by Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman

Georgie Ward and Abel Selaocoe round off the series

Irish violinist Aoife Ní Bhriain and jazz pianist and composer Julian Joseph are the first guests in the new series with Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe. Together they add the first five tracks, taking us from the Mercury Prize-winning jazz group Ezra Collective to a celebrated pair of sisters at the piano, via a 1975 pop classic heavily influenced by Frédéric Chopin.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

God Gave Me Feet For Dancing by Ezra Collective
Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor by Frédéric Chopin
Could it be Magic by Barry Manilow
Kabir by John McLaughlin, Shankar Mahadevan & Zakir Hussain
Double Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra: Mvt 1 by Philip Glass, performed by Katia & Marielle Labèque

Other music in this episode:

Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac
Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas
Feeling Good by Nina Simone
Prelude in C Minor, Op 28, No 20 by Frédéric Chopin
Could it be Magic by Donna Summer
Could it be Magic by Take That

Julian Joseph and Aoife Ní Bhriain open the new series

Ditch the algorithm as Cerys Matthews, Jeffrey Boakye and musical guests create a playlist exploring the rich and unexpected web of connections that link five special tracks.

Welcome to Add to Playlist

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

Guests Kojo Samuel and Tasmin Little launch the musical journey

Picking up from Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry, the final song last week, Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye add the next five tracks to the playlist. 

Composer and pianist Neil Brand, this week's studio guest, alongside Brazilian guitarist Plinio Fernandes, explores the musical detail of the tracks, as connections are explored which link one composition to another. Last week we went from a country/rap smash hit to a traditional Irish folk song via a riotous rodeo, but where will this week's journey of discovery take us?

Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
Producer Jerome Weatherald

Full track list in order in the episode, with the five chosen Playlist tracks in CAPITALS):

Hou Mamma Mia by Les Négresses Vertes
Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry by Ottilie Patterson
THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA by João & Astrud Gilberto
THE GIRL WITH THE FLAXEN HAIR by Claude Debussy
I'm a Man (Mannish Boy) by Muddy Waters
Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair by Meshell Ndegeocello
Bonnie and Clyde by Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot
SOUS LES PONTS DE PARIS sung by Melody Gardot and Juliette Gréco
IT'S OH SO QUIET sung by Björk
It's Oh So Quiet by Betty Hutton
Und Jetzt ist es Still by Horst Winter
TAKE FIVE by Dave Brubeck
Take Five by Rico

Guests Neil Brand and Plinio Fernandes take us to Paris and Brazil

Where does Dave Brubeck's celebrated 1961 classic Take Five lead us? Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye are joined by saxophonist Jess Gillam to select the next five tracks to add to the playlist.

Last week's musical journey took us from the beaches of Rio de Janeiro to London jazz clubs, and we're travelling again today, from Lahore to New York and beyond, with the forensic help of composer and musician Nitin Sawhney and early music specialist Barnaby Smith.

Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
Producer Jerome Weatherald

Full track list in order in the episode, with the five chosen Playlist tracks in CAPITALS:

Can't Get You Out of My Head by Kylie Minogue
Take Five by Dave Brubeck
Take Five by The Sachal Studios Orchestra
THE PINK PANTHER by The Sachal Studios Orchestra
ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK by Sting ft Branford Marsalis
PARCE MIHI DOMINE by Jan Garbarek and the Hilliard Ensemble
Missa Mille Regretz by Cristóbal de Morales
SINNERMAN by Nina Simone
No Hiding Place Down Here by the Old South Quartette
On the Judgement Day by The Sensational Nightingales
Sinner Man by the Les Baxter Orchestra
NINA CRIED POWER by Hozier ft Mavis Staples

From Lahore to New York with guests saxophonist Jess Gillam and Nitin Sawhney

Birmingham-based saxophonist Soweto Kinch is joined by keyboard specialist Steven Devine and percussionist Ruairi Glasheen, as Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye compile the next five tracks for their growing playlist.

Last week concluded with Nina Cried Power by Hozier, featuring Mavis Staples, but where will that lead for the start of this episode's selection? 

Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
Producer Jerome Weatherald

Full track list in order in the episode, with the five chosen Playlist tracks in CAPITALS:

Golden Brown by The Stranglers
Liberation Rag by Soweto Kinch
Nina Cried Power by Hozier
NKA BOM by Edikanfo
STAYIN' ALIVE by The Bee Gees
Stayin' Alive by Bruce Springsteen
Stayin' Alive by N-Trance
HIGHER GROUND by Stevie Wonder
VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY MOZART FOR FOUR HARPSICHORDS by George Malcolm, Valda Aveling, Geoffrey Parsons & Simon Preston
French Suite No.4 in E Flat Major, BWV 815a Prelude by Bach by Violet Gordon Woodhouse
DESPACITO by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat Justin Bieber
Despacito (Harpsichord) performed by Katarzyna Kowalik

Guests Soweto Kinch and Steven Devine celebrate the joys of the keyboard

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye are joined by bassoonist Linton Stephens and Ukrainian pianist Dinara Klinton as they embark on another musical journey, from Veracruz in Mexico to a pioneering Black female composer and a huge Grime hit as they add five more tracks to the playlist.

Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
Producer Jerome Weatherald

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

La Bamba by Los Lobos 
Symphony No.1 in E Minor III: Juba Dance by Florence Beatrice Price 
Etude No 5 in G-Flat Major; Op 10, ‘Black Keys’ by Chopin, played by Dinara Nadzhafova (Klinton) 
Shut Up by Stormzy 
She’s a Lady by Tom Jones

Other music in this episode:

E Ye Ye by Quantic & Nidia Góngora
Desfado by Ana Moura
La Bamba by Ritchie Valens
Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
La Bamba by El Jarocho
Soul Limbo by Booker T & the MGs
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178 (the 'New World Symphony') by Antonín Dvořák
Functions on the Low by Ruff Sqwad (XTC)

Linton Stephens and Dinara Klinton celebrate musical pioneers

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