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Rakhi Singh and Alexis Ffrench with a coronation classic (and a bonus track!)

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Violinist Rakhi Singh and pianist Alexis Ffrench join Cerys and Jeffrey to add five more tracks, taking us from Westminster Abbey to Highway 61.

Rakhi Singh - violinist, music director and composer - and composer, producer and pianist, Alexis Ffrench, join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks. From the King's coronation via the Bolivian Andes and Finland, they end up on Highway 61, and there's a surprise bonus track along the way.

Producer Jerome Weatherald
Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The (six) tracks in this week's playlist:

Zadok the Priest by George Frideric Handel
Carnaval Ayacuchano by Bolivia Manta
Let Me Blow Ya Mind by Eve/Doja by Central Cee
Vers toi qui es si loin by Kaija Saariaho
Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Other music in this episode:

In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry
Batwanes Beek by Warda
UEFA Champions League Anthem by Tony Britten
What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
South Pacific Overture by Richard Rodgers

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Sat 8 Jul 2023 22:15
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