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Allen Toussaint in conversation and a session from Debashish Bhattacharya

Cerys Matthews is joined by musician, composer and record producer Allen Toussaint, plus she has a session from Indian slide guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya.

Cerys Matthews is joined in the studio by the legendary musician, composer and record producer Allen Toussaint.

She also has Indian slide guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya in session.

Allen Toussaint first found fame in the 1960s writing and producing a string of hits for New Orleans R&B artists such as Lee Dorsey, Irma Thomas, Aaron Neville and Ernie K-Doe.

Debashish Bhattacharya is an Indian classical musician who plays the lap slide guitar.

3 hours

Last on

Sun 4 May 2014 10:00

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Music Played

  • Afro Cluster

    Power Moves

  • Billy Boy Arnold

    1 2 99

  • David Bowie

    Queen Bitch

    • EMI.
  • Roy Brown

    Shake 'Em Up Baby

  • Button Eyes

    A Fever

  • Dick Dale

    Misirlou

    • MCA.
  • Lee Dorsey

    Ya Ya

  • Lee Dorsey

    Riverboat

  • Snooks Eaglin

    Brown Skinned Woman

  • Electric Peanut Butter Company

    The Rain

  • The Groundhogs

    Cherry Red

  • Tim Hardin

    Reason To Believe

    • Reason To Believe-The Best Of Tim Har.
    • Polydor.
  • Jimi Hendrix

    Born Under A Bad Sign

  • Hooker & The Hogs

    Little Dreamer

  • Khruangbin

    A Calf Born In Winter

    • Night Time Stories.
  • Little Richard

    Rip It Up

    • Little Richard 22 Classic Cuts.
    • Ace.
  • Joe Loco

    Why Don't You Do Right

  • Professor Longhair

    Tipitina

  • Midlake

    Antiphon

  • Moondog

    Lament I, Bird's Lament

  • Youssou Ndour

    Tijanyaa

  • King Oliver

    St. James Infirmary

  • Pavement

    Range Life

  • Peshay

    Midnight Express

  • Gene Pitney

    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    • Gene Pitney - The Collection.
    • Castle.
  • Jonathan Richman

    You Can Have A Cell Phone That's OK But Not Me

    • Munster Records.
  • Jimmy Rogers

    Ludella

  • Sam & Dave

    Hold On, I'm Comin'

    • Atlantic.
  • T. Swift and the Electric Bag

    A Jet (The Letter)

  • Irma Thomas

    In-Between Tears

  • Cal Tjader

    Samba Do Sueno

  • Toumani & Sidiki

    Rachid Ouiguini

  • Allen Toussaint

    You Will Not Lose

  • Allen Toussaint

    Java

  • Charles Hungry Williams

    So Glad Shes Mine

Broadcast

  • Sun 4 May 2014 10:00