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Peggy Seeger’s Return Journey

Lopa Kothari handpicks a selection of new roots-based music, and American folk singer-songwriter Peggy Seeger shares two tracks: one for the road, and one that reminds her of home.

Lopa Kothari chooses tracks from her vast music collection, spanning from freshly-released Colombian cumbia from Houston-based band Son Bayoú, to Galician folk music with the new project from Carme López, Carmela. Plus, a special session track from Ghanean Fra Fra artist Florence Adooni with her band, recorded at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Maida Vale earlier this month.

And, for our Return Journey feature, American folk icon Peggy Seeger guides us through two of her favourite tracks - one for the road, and one that reminds her of home - ahead of embarking on her final-ever tour, celebrating more than 70 years of music and activism.

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Sat 31 May 2025 21:45

Music Played

  • Peggy Seeger

    Slow

    • Telology.
    • Red Grape.
  • Songhoy Blues

    Norou (tk3) (feat. Rokia Koné & Madou Diabaté)

    • ±áé°ù¾±³Ù²¹²µ±ð.
    • Transgressive.
  • Carmela

    Nicanora (tk7)

    • Vinde Todas.
  • The Cavemen

    Dancing Shoes

    • Dancing Shoes.
  • Florence Adooni

    Fo Yelle

    • Gilles Peterson session at Maida Vale.
  • Olcay Bayir

    ·¡»å±ôê

    • Music Planet session at Maida Vale.
  • Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou

    ³¢²¹Ã¢´Ú´Ç³Ü

    • L'Bnat.
    • Ajabu!.
  • Irene Pyper-Scott

    My Joy of You

    • Almost Commercially Viable.
    • Golden Egg Productions.
  • Dolores Keane

    Caledonia

    • A Woman's Heart.
    • Dara Records.
  • Loya

    Be Sadia (tk2)

    • Blakaz Antandroy.
  • Son Bayou

    Flor Campestre

    • Flor Campestre.
    • Names You Can Trust.
  • Barbora Xu

    Kiam

    • The Garden of Otava.
  • Yasmin William

    Cliffwalk (feat. Dom Flemons)

    • Acadia.
    • Nonesuch Records.

Broadcast

  • Sat 31 May 2025 21:45

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