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Musicians choose music that calms them

BBC Sounds Mixes - Handpicked by 6 Music, Musicians choose music that calms them

Sudan Archives, Jehnny Beth, The Big Moon and more pick their most-loved recovery music

This is a shorter version of the weekly Handpicked music mix in BBC Sounds. Search 'Handpicked' in the app to find it and subscribe. The songs in this playlist were chosen by the following musicians, in this order:

Portishead (picked by Arlo Parks)
Frances Bebey (Sudan Archives)
Richard & Linda Thompson (Haim)
Freddie Hubbard (Brittany Howard)
Jon Hopkins (from BBC Sounds' All Day Chill mix)
Brian Eno (picked by Jehnny Beth)
Angel Olsen (Soph, The Big Moon)
Gabriel Fauré (Anna Meredith)

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