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Anna Phoebe and Neil Brand journey from Brighton to Beirut

Violinist Anna Phoebe and composer Neil Brand join Cerys and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks to the playlist, taking us on another musical adventure across the globe.

Violinist and composer Anna Phoebe and pianist and composer Neil Brand join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to explore ground-breaking techniques on traditional instruments, from the classical flute to the tuba. The journey takes us from Spain to Beirut, taking in surf rock, 'maximalism' and the beauty of Egyptian scales.

And jazz flautist Chip Wickham discusses and demonstrates his unorthodox playing technique .

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

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Rebel No 23 by Chip Wickham
Bell Boy by The Who
Nautilus by Anna Meredith
Misirlou by Dick Dale
Batwanes Beek by Warda

Other music in this episode:

Summertime by Ira and George Gershwin, played by Charlie Parker
Don’t Give Up On Us by David Soul
Get Up Offa That Thing by James Brown
International Velvet by Catatonia
Misirlou performed by Tetos Demetriades and Nikos Roubanis

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42 minutes

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  • Fri 30 Jun 2023 19:15
  • Sat 1 Jul 2023 22:15

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