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A Joyous exploration of music and poetry: Shaparak Khorsandi

Cerys hand picks an eclectic selection and chats to comedian Shaparak Khorsandi about her stand-up show It Was The 90s!

Cerys hand picks an eclectic selection which crosses genres and eras. Expect everything from folk to jazz, beats to blues and everything in between. This week her curation includes Bob Dylan, King Tubby, Jenny Lewis, Gabi Garbutt and Arooj Aftab.

This week Cerys' guest is comedian Shaparak Khorsandi, who's been on the road performing her stand-up show It Was The 90s! In 2006 Shaparak found success with her sell out Edinburgh show, Asylum Speaker, and in 2010 published her childhood memoirs, A Beginner’s Guide To Acting English.

Plus Cerys speaks to Sir Peter Blake ahead of his 90th birthday about his contribution to pop art, designing album covers and his extensive catalogue of illustrations of Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood, which is being exhibited outside of Wales for the first time.

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Music Played

  • Tidal Bloom

    Carinho

    • white label.

  • حميد الشاعري

    Dari Demou'ek

  • Dizzy Gillespie

    Matrix

    • Best of Perception Records Sampler: Matrix B/W Take It Easy My Brother Charlie.
    • BBE Music.
    • 1.

  • Matt Berry & Emma Noble

    Beatmaker

    • Acid Jazz.

  • Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins

    Rise Up with Fists!!

    • Rabbit Fur Coat.
    • Rough Trade.

  • Tom Lenihan

    Paddy's Panacea

    • Paddy's Panacea.
    • Topic.
    • 1.

  • Seosamh Ó hÉanaí

    Amhrán na hEascainne

    • Fire Draw Near (An Anthology of Irish Traditional Song and Music).
    • River Lea.

  • Bob Dylan

    A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

    • The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.
    • Columbia.
    • 6.

  • Bob Dylan

    Like A Rolling Stone

    • CBS.

  • David Bowie

    Suffragette City

    • EMI.

  • Les Amazones d’Afrique

    Dreams (feat. Rokia Koné)

    • Real World Records.

  • Arooj Aftab

    Udhero Na (feat. Anoushka Shankar)

    • Udhero Na.
    • Verve Records.
    • 1.

  • Edan

    Making Planets (feat. Mr. Lif)

    • Lewis Recordings.

  • The Ano Nobo Quartet

    Mulatinha Vai

    • The Strings of São Domingos.
    • Ostinato Records.

  • Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell & Grady Tate

    The Organ Grinder's Swing

    • Organ Grinder Swing.
    • Verve Reissues.
    • 1.

  • Lil Nas X

    Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 103 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Jake Blount

    Where Did You Sleep Last Night

    • Spider Tales.
    • Free Dirt Records.

  • The Dubwood Allstars

    Under Dubwood

    • Rivertones ‎.

  • King Tubby

    Take Five

  • Burum

    Cariad Cywir

    • Recordiau Bopa.

  • Gwenno

    Tresor

    • Heavenly Recordings.

  • حميد الشاعري

    Maktoub Aleina

  • Orchestre Massako

    Gnekelhe Mohi (feat. Amara Touré)

    • Orchestre Massako.
    • Analog Africa.

  • Topette!!

    Mazurka

  • Rory Gallagher

    Used To Be

    • Cleveland Calling, Pt.2.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 2.

  • Stereolab

    Metronomic Underground

    • Emperor Tomato Ketchup (Expanded Edition).
    • Duophonic / Warp Records.
    • 1.

  • Depeche Mode

    Enjoy The Silence (Reinterpreted)

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute Records.

  • Suede

    Beautiful Ones

    • Nude Records.

  • Wu-Tang Clan

    C.R.E.A.M.

    • Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).
    • RCA.

  • Catatonia

    International Velvet

    • International Velvet.
    • London Records.
    • 7.

  • Lyn Collins

    You Can't Love Me If You Don't Respect Me

    • James Brown's Original Funky Divas.
    • Universal Records.
    • 17.

  • Bob James

    Westchester Lady

    • Street Sounds Presents Jazz Funk Classics, Vol. 1.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 7.

  • The New York Community Choir

    I'll Keep My Light in My Window

    • Make Every Day Count (Expanded Edition).
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 3.

  • Los Kenya

    Hoculele

    • Olindo Records.

  • Andréa Daltro, Manuel Veiga, Luciano Bahia, Luciano Chaves & Eduardo Fagundes

    Ô Pálida Madona

    • Modhinas Brasileiras: Songs from 19th Century Brazil.

  • Gabi Garbutt

    Angel of 3rd Ave June 2nd

    • Trapped Animal Records.

  • Chick Corea

    The Yellow Nimbus Pt. 2 (feat. The Spanish Heart Band)

    • Antidote.
    • Concord Jazz.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Sun 12 Jun 2022 10:00
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 6 Music