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Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe continue to explore the rich web of connections in music, from Beyoncé to Beethoven, on Radio 4's weekly music programme.

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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Add to Playlist: Series 1: Guests Kojo Samuel and Tasmin Little launch the musical journey

Series 1

Guests Kojo Samuel and Tasmin Little launch the musical journey

BBC Radio 4 - Add to Playlist, Series 1, Guests Kojo Samuel and Tasmin Little launch the musical journey

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye launch Radio 4's new weekly music programme which explores the rich web of connections in music, from Beethoven to Beyoncé

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

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Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

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