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Andrew Roachford and Anna Lapwood celebrate the intricacies of singing

Singer and composer Andrew Roachford and organist Anna Lapwood take us from Jamaica to a popular annual international music tradition with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye.

Singer-songwriter Andrew Roachford and organist and conductor Anna Lapwood join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye in the studio as they add the next five tracks to the playlist.

Starting in Jamaica in the 1960s, they travel via the Hunger Games and a Rolling Stones choir classic to the Congo, finishing up at arguably the most famous song on the planet.

Also, Tessa Tulloch, formerly of The London Bach Choir, describes being conducted by Mick Jagger before actually hearing the track they were contributing to.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

No, No, No by Dawn Penn
The Hanging Tree by Jennifer Lawrence
You Can’t Always Get What You Want by The Rolling Stones
Ngonga Ebeti by Tabu Ley Rochereau
Happy Birthday to You

Other music in this episode:

Cuddly Toy by Roachford
Family Man by Roachford
What We Had by Andrew Roachford and Beverley Knight
Bad Reputation by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
She's Fine, She's Mine by Bo Diddley
You Don't Love Me by Willie Cobbs
You Don't Love Me (No No No) by Dawn Penn
Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday
Conquest of Paradise by Vangelis
Duel of the Fates from Star Wars by John Williams
The Ecstasy of Gold from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Ennio Morricone

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42 minutes

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  • Fri 14 Jun 2024 19:15

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