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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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    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 22 Ratings

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.

    Sam Lee and Debbie Wiseman head to outer space

    Sam Lee and Debbie Wiseman head to outer space

    Folks singer and song collector Sam Lee, and composer Debbie Wiseman, join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye in the studio as they add the next five tracks. Starting with time travel, they head to a ground-breaking Coachella performance, a May Day celebration, and finish off with an unexpected dogleg from Fleetwood Mac, following their all-conquering album Rumours.
    Producer: Jerome Weatherald
    Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe
    The five tracks in this week's playlist:
    Dr Who (Original Theme) by Ron Grainer/Delia Derbyshire
    Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Felix Mendelssohn
    Freedom (Live) from Homecoming by Beyoncé
    Padstow May Song by Lisa Knapp
    Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
    Other music in this episode:
    This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - (Live) by Talking Heads
    Sweet Girl McRee by Sam Lee
    Call Me by Blondie
    20th Century Fox Fanfare written by Alfred Newman
    Gorilla by Little Simz
    Fanfare For The Common Man by Aaron Copland, performed by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    Freedom by Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar

    • 43 min
    Natalie Duncan and Neil Brand take us on a manic journey

    Natalie Duncan and Neil Brand take us on a manic journey

    Add to Playlist returns for its ninth series and Jeffrey is joined by a new co-host, the violinist and composer Anna Phoebe.
    To kick off the new six-part series, Jeffrey and Anna are joined in the studio by the composer and silent film specialist Neil Brand and jazz singer and composer Natalie Duncan, who create a playlist of five tracks which take us from a manic Monday to Blondie’s biggest-selling single, via Sergei Prokofiev’s children’s masterpiece.
    Cerys Matthews is taking a temporary pause from presenting the programme in order to pursue other musical and literary projects.
    Producer: Jerome Weatherald
    Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe
    The five tracks in this week's playlist:
    Manic Monday by The Bangles
    The Knight Bus from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams
    Peter and the Wolf: The Duck, Dialogue with the Bird, Attack of the Cat by Sergei Prokofiev
    Matte Kudasai by King Crimson
    Call Me by Blondie
    Other music in this episode:
    Mr Vain by Culture Beat
    Manic Monday by Apollonia 6
    Manic Monday by Prince
    Apparition on the Train from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams
    Double Trouble from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams
    I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone
    Move on up a Little Higher by Mahalia Jackson

    • 42 min
    Maya Youssef and Keelan Carew ride into the sunset

    Maya Youssef and Keelan Carew ride into the sunset

    UK-based Syrian qanun player and composer Maya Youssef and concert pianist Keelan Carew put the finishing touches to the current playlist with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye.
    The final leg of the journey takes us from Wagner's famous water nymphs to a massive Beyoncé hit from this year, via France, Sicily and Lebanon.
    Add to Playlist returns to Radio 4 with a new series on 24th May
    Producer Jerome Weatherald
    Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
    The five tracks in this week's playlist:
    "Weia! Waga! Woge du Welle!" from Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner
    Mouvement de Sicilienne by Charles Koechlin
    The Magic Number by De La Soul
    Ya Nassim Alrouh by Toufic Farroukh
    Texas Hold ‘Em by Beyoncé
    Other music in this episode:
    Bye, Bye Boozoo by BeauSoleil
    Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas
    Money by Pink Floyd
    Money, Money, Money by ABBA
    Price Tag by Jessie J
    Greenback Dollar by Woody Guthrie
    I Need a Dollar by Aloe Blacc
    Independent Women, Pt.1 by Destiny's Child
    The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel
    Diamonds are Forever by Shirley Bassey
    Prelude to Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner
    Three is the Magic Number by Bob Dorough
    Amen Brother by The Winstons
    Brimful of Asha by Cornershop

    • 42 min
    Eliza Carthy and Tim Rhys-Evans share the joys of singing

    Eliza Carthy and Tim Rhys-Evans share the joys of singing

    Fiddler and folk musician Eliza Carthy and choral conductor Tim Rhys-Evans join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks.
    Starting at a famous masked ball in Vienna, they then head for the Genoa docks, rounding off with a cheeky Soca hip-thrusting classic. In the penultimate episode of the current series, recorder player and baroque flautist Heidi Fardell demonstrates some of her collection of early instruments.
    Producer Jerome Weatherald
    Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
    The five tracks in this week's playlist:
    'Ach, ich darf nicht hin zu dir!' From Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II
    La Partenza (The Parting) by Trallaleri of Genoa
    Gagliarda by Giorgio Mainerio, performed by Il Giardino Armonico
    How High The Moon by Nancy Hamilton and Morgan Lewis, sung by Ella Fitzgerald
    Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas
    Other music in this episode:
    Hotel California by The Eagles
    The Flower Duet from the opera Lakmé by Léo Delibes
    Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
    Battalia a 10 by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
    Die Katz (The Cat) by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
    Mack the Knife by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, sung by Ella Fitzgerald

    • 42 min
    Anne Dudley and Emily Sun are on a Mission

    Anne Dudley and Emily Sun are on a Mission

    Composer, producer and arranger Anne Dudley and concert violinist Emily Sun add five more tracks to the playlist with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye. The journey takes them from a dark tale of deceit and entrapment to a hotel you can never leave. Irish pipes and whistle player John McSherry also calls in to tell us about his live recording of traditional jigs.
    Producer Jerome Weatherald
    Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
    The five tracks in this week's playlist:
    Babooshka by Kate Bush
    Piano Concerto in A Minor (1st mvt) by Edvard Grieg
    Theme from Mission: Impossible by Lalo Schifrin
    The Roaring Promenade by John McSherry, Brendán Quinn & Francis McIlduff
    Hotel California by The Eagles
    Other music in this episode:
    The Look of Love Pt 4 by ABC
    Poison Arrow by ABC
    The Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini
    Piano Concerto in A minor by Robert Schumann
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Canon in D major by Johann Pachelbel

    • 42 min
    Anna Meredith and Joe Stilgoe head for South Africa

    Anna Meredith and Joe Stilgoe head for South Africa

    Anna Meredith - composer, producer and performer of both acoustic and electronic music - and singer, songwriter and pianist Joe Stilgoe join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks. The journey takes them from Hugh Masekela's South Africa to a masked ball in Brazil, and ending up at arguably the most famous notes ever played on the saxophone.
    Producer Jerome Weatherald
    Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
    The five tracks in this week's playlist:
    Grazing in the Grass by Hugh Masekela
    You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon
    My End is My Beginning by Guillaume de Machaut
    Baile De Máscaras by Bala Desejo
    The Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini
    Other music in this episode:
    Titanium by David Guetta feat. Sia
    Nautilus by Anna Meredith
    Lazarus by David Bowie
    Mr Bull No. 4 by Freddie Gumbi
    In My Solitude by Branford Marsalis
    Old Landmark by Aretha Franklin
    Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue

    • 42 min

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My favorite music podcast. Ever.

This eclectic music program must be listened to to be believed. The only question is, where is the Add To Playlist playlist?

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