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Maya Youssef and Keelan Carew ride into the sunset

Syrian qanun player Maya Youssef and pianist Keelan Carew join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the final five tracks to the playlist of the current series.

UK-based Syrian qanun player and composer Maya Youssef and concert pianist Keelan Carew put the finishing touches to the current playlist with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye.

The final leg of the journey takes us from Wagner's famous water nymphs to a massive BeyoncΓ© hit from this year, via France, Sicily and Lebanon.

Add to Playlist returns to Radio 4 with a new series on 24th May

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

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

"Weia! Waga! Woge du Welle!" from Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner
Mouvement de Sicilienne by Charles Koechlin
The Magic Number by De La Soul
Ya Nassim Alrouh by Toufic Farroukh
Texas Hold β€˜Em by BeyoncΓ©

Other music in this episode:

Bye, Bye Boozoo by BeauSoleil
Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas
Money by Pink Floyd
Money, Money, Money by ABBA
Price Tag by Jessie J
Greenback Dollar by Woody Guthrie
I Need a Dollar by Aloe Blacc
Independent Women, Pt.1 by Destiny's Child
The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel
Diamonds are Forever by Shirley Bassey
Prelude to Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner
Three is the Magic Number by Bob Dorough
Amen Brother by The Winstons
Brimful of Asha by Cornershop

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Tue 2 Apr 2024 11:00

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  • Fri 29 Mar 2024 19:15
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