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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 4: Esther Abrami and Giacomo Smith enjoy the spirit of rebellion

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Esther Abrami and Giacomo Smith enjoy the spirit of rebellion

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BBC Radio 4 - Add to Playlist, Series 4, Esther Abrami and Giacomo Smith enjoy the spirit of rebellion

Esther Abrami and Giacomo Smith add five more tracks to the playlist.

Violinist Esther Abrami and clarinettist Giacomo Smith join Cerys and Jeffrey as they travel from the frozen wastes to the warmth of Jamaica.

French violinist Esther Abrami and American jazz clarinettist Giacomo Smith add five more tracks to the playlist, embracing the musical spirit of rebellion, as they travel from animated icy mountains to Jamaica with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye.

James Taylor of the British four-piece jazz funk band the James Taylor Quartet is on hand to help out, providing a personal tour of the musical beast that is the Hammond organ.  

Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
Producer Jerome Weatherald

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Let it Go by Idina Menzel
I Like the Sunrise from Duke Ellington’s Liberian Suite 
Songs of Sunrise, No.3 The March of the Women by Ethel Smyth 
Aux armes et caetera by Serge Gainsbourg
Green Onions by Booker T. and the M.G.’s

Other music in this episode:

Tijuana Taxi by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
Lilac Wine by Ana Moura
Leader of the Pack by the Shangri-Las
Modern Love by David Bowie
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Nancy Sinatra
Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) by Baz Luhrmann
Theme from Starsky & Hutch - Funky People Mix - by the James Taylor Quartet

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