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Spirit of the Age

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Drake's Progress. Sir Francis Drake 's circumnavigation of the globe in the 1570s was accompanied by the sounds of the band of musicians he took with him and of the local musicians he heard on his travels. Michelene
Wandor traces his route in the company of Sirinu, who perform music from England, Africa and South America. Producer Lindsay Kemp

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Sir Francis Drake
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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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