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Victoria Canal and Roderick Williams launch a brand new series

Spanish-American singer-songwriter Victoria Canal and baritone Roderick Williams join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye to kick off the new series.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe return with a new series, in the company of two studio guests - Spanish-American singer-songwriter and composer Victoria Canal, and baritone and composer Roderick Williams. Kicking things off with that Rickrolling earworm, the first five tracks include a celebrated Bizet composition and some playful Lovecats with a very distinctive bassline.

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

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
Au fond du temple saint by Georges Bizet
Paper Planes by M.I.A.
Paper Bag by Fiona Apple
The Lovecats by The Cure

Other music in this episode:

Finale of the William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini, arr Hans Zimmer
Paradise by Coldplay
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley (from Pianoforte)
Straight to Hell by The Clash

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43 minutes

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  • Fri 15 Aug 2025 19:15
  • Tue 19 Aug 2025 11:00

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