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Emma Rawicz and Ben Gernon take us from Argentina to Korea

Saxophonist Emma Rawicz and conductor Ben Gernon join Cerys and Jeffrey as they add the next five tracks, taking us from a ranch in Argentina to a Spanish disco classic.

21-year-old saxophonist and composer Emma Rawicz, finalist of 成人快手 Young Musician 2022, and conductor Ben Gernon add five more tracks to the playlist with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye. The musical links take them from a Langston Hughes poem set to jazz to a seventies Spanish disco classic via the dusty plains of Argentina.

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

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Life is Fine by Langston Hughes
Estancia/Danzas del Ballet: IV by Alberto Ginastera
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie by Baccara
Something to Believe In by Madison Cunningham
Hands Up by Cherry Bullet

Other music in this episode:

Phlox by Emma Rawicz
The A-Team TV theme by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter
Gangnam Style by Psy

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42 minutes

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  • Fri 27 Oct 2023 19:15
  • Sat 28 Oct 2023 22:15

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