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I Highlights of Radio 2's I second Folk Awards, hosted by Mike Harding from London's
Cumberland Hotel and featuring performances from Irish singer Mary Black , Taj Mahal and singer Bill Jones , among many others.
Producer John Leonard
A Radio 2 Folk Awards album entitled Storytellers is available from music outlets
Music: page 46

Contributors

Unknown:
Mike Harding
Singer:
Mary Black
Singer:
Bill Jones
Producer:
John Leonard

Presenter Charlie Gillett explores the ways that unique combinations of instruments, voices and rhythms have defined the pop, rock and soul sound of individual cities like
Detroit, Havana, New
York andjohannesburg. Tonight's segment considers the music of Nashville, with guest Tony Brown.

Contributors

Presenter:
Charlie Gillett
Unknown:
Tony Brown.

Singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl's series on the popular music of Cuba, recorded shortly before her death last December. In this instalment MacColl visits Havana's famous Tropicana nightclub, hears one of Cuba's top female vocalists - Omara Portuondo - and plays archival tracks from the likes of Beny More, Perez Prado and Desi Arnaz.

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty MacColl
Singer:
Omara Portuondo

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