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Rum, Greek Mythology and DNA

Cerys brings you her new music discoveries from around the world. This week Cerys chats to Rum Ambassador Ian Burrell and hears from Lisa Dwan on her latest project Pale Sister.

Cerys brings you her latest music discoveries from around the world mixed in with classic gems spanning across multiple genres and eras. With new music from Johnny Flynn and Robert McFarlane, Slowly Rolling Camera, Mdou Moctar and Mara Simpson as well as reissues from Tom Ze's nephew Lucas Santtana and Marcos Valle. There's also some classic Astrud Gilberto, Billie Holliday, Arthur Conley and Albert King.

Rum ambassador Ian Burrell shares stories associated with the history of rum from plantations to pirates. Ian's love of chemistry sparked his interest in bartending and cocktail making, which has seen him travel the world, including to the Antarctic.

Actress Lisa Dwan shares her thoughts on the Greek myth of Antigone and her latest project Pale Sister, which retells the classic tale seen through the eyes of her sister Ismene, who recounts Antigone's infamous defiance of their uncle, the king of Thebes, and witnesses what happens when a woman speaks truth to power. The play is part of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Four's Light Up series and was written by Colm Toibin especially for Lisa after the pair taught a course at Columbia University, exploring Antigone’s story and its many adaptations throughout history.

Plus Cerys delves into the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Archives to hear the voices of DNA scientists James Watson and Francis Crick on the moment their research into the structure of DNA clicked and fellow scientist Rosalind Franklin.

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Sun 25 Apr 2021 10:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Lucas Santtana & Seleção natural

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  • Johnny Flynn & Robert Macfarlane

    Ten Degrees Of Strange

  • Slowly Rolling Camera

    Where the Streets Lead

  • Astrud Gilberto

    Summer Samba (So Nice)

    • Compact Jazz: Astrud Gilberto.
    • Universal Music Operations Ltd.
    • 9.

  • Albert King

    I'll Be Doggone

    • I'll Play the Blues for You.

  • Louis Armstrong

    Hello, Dolly!

    • The Greatest Hits Of The Musicals CD1.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 9.

  • Tom Waits

    Alice

    • Alice.
    • Epitaph Europe B.V..
    • 1.

  • Laura Marling

    Fortune (The Lockdown Sessions)

    • The Lockdown Sessions (PG Advisory).
    • Chrysalis Records.
    • 2.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Undecided (feat. Chick Webb)

    • MCA Music Publishing Song Catalogue: MCA Pop (1924-1953) CD1.
    • 12.

  • The Murlocs

    Francesca

  • Joris Voorn

    Antigone

    • Four.

  • Marianne Faithfull & Warren Ellis

    She Walks In Beauty

    • She Walks In Beauty.
    • BMG.
    • 1.

  • Mdou Moctar

    Afrique Victime

  • Marcos Valle

    Estrelar

  • Sachal Vasandani & Romain Collin

    Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

    • Midnight Shelter.

  • New York City Band & Luther Vandross

    Bo Diddley

  • Valerie June & Carla Thomas

    Call Me A Fool

    • Call Me A Fool.
    • June Tunes Music/Fantasy Records.
    • 1.

  • Billie Holiday

    Porgy

    • Billie Holiday: The Essential Recordings.
    • 3.

  • Lloyd & Devon

    Red Rum Ball

    • Derrick Morgan and His Friends.
    • Doctor Bird.

  • β€œBrother” Jack McDuff

    Brother Jack

    • Night Sounds: The Genesis Of Soul / Jazz Organ Combos (1956-1962) CD1.
    • Jasmine Records.
    • 6.

  • Earl β€œWya” Lindo

    White Rum

    • The Wailers, Family And Friends.
    • 15.

  • Lucinda Chua

    Until I Fall

  • William The Conqueror

    Quiet Life

  • Billy Preston

    Greazee

  • Dave Brubeck

    Take Five

    • Rediscover The 50's - Here Comes Summ.
    • Old Gold.

  • Ashley & Foster

    Bay Rum Blues

  • Lord Invader

    Rum and Coca Cola

    • Calypso.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    One Love / People Get Ready

    • Tuff Gong.

  • Aly Bain & Tom Anderson

    Faroe Rum / Aandowin' at Da Bow / Da Forefit O' Da Ship

    • The Silver Bow: The Fiddle Music of Shetland.

  • The Emotions

    Rum Bay

  • Desert Ships

    Heavy Soup

  • Mara Simpson

    Reason

  • Balkan Taksim

    Zali Zare

    • Buda Musique.

  • Emma Smith Quartet

    The Ballad of Hollis Brown (Live)

  • Sugar Pie DeSanto & The Nat Hendrix Band

    A Little Taste Of Soul

  • Arthur Conley

    I Can't Stop (No, No, No)

    • The Fame Studios Story 1961-1973 CD1.
    • Ace Records.
    • 21.

  • Jimmy Smith

    The Organ Grinder's Swing

    • The Best Of Jazz CD3.
    • Universal Music Operations Ltd.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Sun 25 Apr 2021 10:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music