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Anna Lapwood and Benjamin Appl go on a European dance adventure

Organist Anna Lapwood and baritone Benjamin Appl join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they embark on a musical dance journey across Europe.

Organist Anna Lapwood MBE and Bavarian baritone Benjamin Appl join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye on a trans-continental journey as they explore the music of dance in different cultures, from the beer tents in Munich to Transylvania.

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

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus by The Bavarian Oompah Band
‘Burlesque Overture’ Suite in B-flat Major by Georg Philipp Telemann
Fast Dance + Romanian Folk Dances by Béla Bartók
Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille by Jacques Dutronc
Moondance by Van Morrison

Other music in this episode:

Jumpin' at the Woodside by Count Basie and Duke Ellington
Set Fire to the Rain by Adele
Sakura Sakura by Tadaaki Misago and the Tokyo Cuban Boys

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42 minutes

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  • Fri 16 Feb 2024 19:15
  • Sat 17 Feb 2024 22:15

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