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Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye are joined by saxophonist Jess Gillam and conductor Jeremy Summerly to select the next five tracks for Add to Playlist. We travel from Colombia and Brazil to the Grand Canyon, with tracks that feature astonishing vocal dexterity. Speaking of the voice, we hear from another familiar Welsh singing legend who can tell us more about one particular note that famously proved a challenge for him in the 1960s. Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye Producer Jerome Weatherald The five tracks in this week's playlist: Alegría by Elia y Elizabeth 11th Movement of Des Canyons aux Étoiles by Olivier Messiaen Les Fleurs by Minnie Riperton Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos Thunderball by Tom Jones Other music in this episode: I Feel Love by Donna Summer Gbowo Mi by The Lijadu Sisters Skreevar by Erland Cooper ft Marta Salogni On the Nature of Daylight by Max Richter Plan & Elevation: IV. The Orangery by Caroline Shaw Lovin' You by Minnie Riperton Kiss by Tom Jones & Art of Noise

Violinist Rebekah Reid and composer Neil Brand explore music under Stalin and a Billy Wilder classic as they join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add five more tracks to the playlist, and it's another global journey. Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye Producer Jerome Weatherald The five tracks in this week's playlist: (Where do I Begin) Love Story by Andy Williams First Movement of Symphony No 5 in D Minor by Dmitri Shostakovich Double Indemnity theme by Miklós Rózsa Ashyaneh by Fereydoun Farrokhzad Gbowo Mi by The Lijadu Sisters Other music in this episode: Bobby by The Lijadu Sisters Čaje, Šukarije by Paprika (Where do I Begin) Love Story by Tony Bennett (Where do I Begin) Love Story by Shirley Bassey Fisherman by Zara McFarlane Act Naturally by Buck Owens Wellerman (Sea Shanty) by Nathan Owens Orere Elejigbo by The Lijadu Sisters Reincarnation by The Lijadu Sisters

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye are joined by organist Anna Lapwood, South African cellist and vocalist Abel Selaocoe and songwriter/producer Phil Thornalley as they add the next five tracks to the playlist. As usual, each track is chosen for its musical connections with the previous one, as we pick up from the final track of the previous episode. Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye Producer Jerome Weatherald The five tracks in this week's playlist: Torn by Natalie Imbruglia When I am Laid in Earth (Dido’s Lament) by Purcell, sung by Elin Manahan Thomas Ndofire/Skado by Samthing Soweto Cry Me a River by Justin Timberlake Čaje, Šukarije by Paprika Other music in this episode: An Occasional Trumpet Voluntary by Anna Lapwood Lamentatio by Abel Selaocoe Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer Brændt by Lis Sørensen The Lovecats by The Cure Enough Time by The Stranglers Action by Sweet Čaje, Šukarije by Esma Redzepova

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye return with a new series as they create a new playlist with the help of jazz bass player Gary Crosby OBE, pianist Dinara Klinton and music director Kojo Samuel. Follow their musical journey of discovery as they reveal surprising connections that link one piece of music to another, as they cross eras, continents, genres and styles. Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye Producer Jerome Weatherald The five tracks in this week's playlist: Umbrella by Rihanna After the Rain by John Coltrane "Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman" - 12 Variations in C Major by Mozart Bam Bam by Sister Nancy Show me the Way by Peter Frampton Other music in this episode: One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer by John Lee Hooker Old Town Road by Lil Nas X ft Billy Ray Cyrus I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin La Mantovana, attributed to Giuseppe Cenci Baa Baa Black Sheep by The Sing-a-Long Toddlers Alphabet Song by Music for Little People Choir What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong Bam Bam by Toots and the Maytals Stalag 17 by Ansel Collins Don't Leave Me by Blackstreet Rockit by Herbie Hancock Baby, I Love Your Way by Peter Frampton Haitian Divorce by Steely Dan Show Me the Way to Go Home by Max Bygraves

For the final episode of this series, Afrobeat musician Dele Sosimi and soprano Clare Norburn talk us through the importance of building a track's opening, and celebrate a visionary Abbess from the 12th century. This takes the playlist of this series to 40, chosen and curated by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye. Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye Producer Jerome Weatherald This week's five tracks added to the playlist: O Frondens Virga by Hildegard von Bingen, sung by Emily D'Angelo Chariots of Fire by Vangelis Take me to the Mardi Gras by Bob James Riders on the Storm by The Doors It's Raining Men by The Weather Girls Other music in this episode: The Magnificent Seven by Elmer Bernstein O Frondens Virga by The Telling The City of Violets by Stavros Logarides Take me to the Mardi Gras by Paul Simon Peter Piper by Run-D.M.C. The Story of the Rhodes by Bluey and Friends, ft Tom O'Grady Also Sprach Zarathustra by Deodato Family Affair by Sly and The Family Stone (Ghost) Riders in the Sky sung by Vaughn Monroe Hardly Wait by P J Harvey, sung by Juliette Lewis

Pianist Jamie Cullum and trombonist Mark Frost join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye in the penultimate episode of the current series as they add the next five tracks to the growing playlist. What links one of the most famous brass pieces in all opera to an all-star jazz musical ensemble in New York? And how does that get us to Sesame Street? The serendipitous musical journey continues. Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye Producer Jerome Weatherald This week's five tracks added to the playlist: Sanft Schloss Schlaf dein Aug'! by Richard Wagner Trombone Joe by Herlin Riley Sing by The Carpenters/Sesame Street The Coffee Cola Song by Francis Bebey Mask Off by Future Other music in this episode: Concerto Grosso in C, HWV 318 by Handel Lose My Breath by Destiny's Child Ride of the Valkyries by Wagner A Cenar Teco from Don Giovanni by Mozart Dies Irae from the Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz Everything Now by Arcade Fire Watermelon Man by Herbie Hancock Flute Loop by Beastie Boys Prison Song by Tommy Butler

Pianist and singer Joe Stilgoe helps Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye compile the next five tracks for the growing playlist, with musical connections taking us from a controversial singing style to the Austrian Alps. DJ and BBC Asian Network presenter Sonny Ji and voice coaches Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher provide insights into the techniques and background to individual tracks. Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye Producer Jerome Weatherald The five tracks added to this week's playlist: It Don't Mean a Thing by The Boswell Sisters She Taught Me How to Yodel by Frank Ifield Edelweiss by Bill Lee Piya Tu Ab To Aaja by Asha Bhosle Lose My Breath by Destiny's Child Other music in this episode: Sandstorm by Darude I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles by Doris Day Rum and Coca-Cola by The Andrews Sisters Chattanooga Choo Choo by The Andrews Sisters Throat singing by Karin and Kathy Kettler Arizona Yodeler by The DeZurik Sisters Yelli by the Baka Forest People in the Cameroon rain forest Daddy and Home by Jimmie Rodgers A Yodeling Hobo by Gene Autry Yodelling Mozart by Mary Schneider Zombie by The Cranberries Good Sign, Bad Sign by Monty Norman Crazy In Love by Beyoncé (Homecoming Live) Let's Go Blue by the University of Michigan Marching Band

Jasmin Kent Rodgman, the British/Malaysian artist and composer, joins Welsh tenor Gwyn Hughes Jones and British/Chinese artist Aowen Jin as they select and discuss the latest five tracks to be added to the weekly playlist, where each track has a musical connection with the previous one. Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye pick up where they left off last time, with Luis Fonsi and Justin Bieber's classic earworm Despacito. So where will their journey take us from there? Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye Producer Jerome Weatherald The five tracks added to this week's playlist: Tu Vuò' Fà' l'Americano by Sophia Loren and Paolo Bacilieri Heebie Jeebies by Louis Armstrong Ha Ha Lili by San Dingding Nessun Dorma! by Giacomo Puccini, sung by Luciano Pavarotti I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles sung by Doris Day and Jack Smith Other music in this episode: God Walked Down by The Allergies The Other Bank by Janet Kent Rodgman Despacito by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat Justin Bieber Tu Vuò' Fà' l'Americano sung by Jude Law, Matt Damon and Rosario Fiorello Life on Mars by David Bowie Shotgun by George Ezra I Fought the Law by The Clash Are You Lonesome Tonight? by Elvis Presley Violaine by Cocteau Twins Sequenza III for Female Voice by Luciano Berio Shawnee Stomp Dance from First Nation Sacred Songs Adiemus by Karl Jenkins Puirt a beul, Scottish Mouth Music, by the Quadriga Consort Nessun Dorma! sung by Gwyn Hughes Jones I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles sung by Vera Lynn

Birmingham-based saxophonist Soweto Kinch is joined by keyboard specialist Steven Devine and percussionist Ruairi Glasheen, as Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye compile the next five tracks for their growing playlist. Last week concluded with Nina Cried Power by Hozier, featuring Mavis Staples, but where will that lead for the start of this episode's selection? Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye Producer Jerome Weatherald Full track list in order in the episode, with the five chosen Playlist tracks in CAPITALS: Golden Brown by The Stranglers Liberation Rag by Soweto Kinch Nina Cried Power by Hozier NKA BOM by Edikanfo STAYIN' ALIVE by The Bee Gees Stayin' Alive by Bruce Springsteen Stayin' Alive by N-Trance HIGHER GROUND by Stevie Wonder VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY MOZART FOR FOUR HARPSICHORDS by George Malcolm, Valda Aveling, Geoffrey Parsons & Simon Preston French Suite No.4 in E Flat Major, BWV 815a Prelude by Bach by Violet Gordon Woodhouse DESPACITO by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat Justin Bieber Despacito (Harpsichord) performed by Katarzyna Kowalik

Where does Dave Brubeck's celebrated 1961 classic Take Five lead us? Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye are joined by saxophonist Jess Gillam to select the next five tracks to add to the playlist. Last week's musical journey took us from the beaches of Rio de Janeiro to London jazz clubs, and we're travelling again today, from Lahore to New York and beyond, with the forensic help of composer and musician Nitin Sawhney and early music specialist Barnaby Smith. Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye Producer Jerome Weatherald Full track list in order in the episode, with the five chosen Playlist tracks in CAPITALS: Can't Get You Out of My Head by Kylie Minogue Take Five by Dave Brubeck Take Five by The Sachal Studios Orchestra THE PINK PANTHER by The Sachal Studios Orchestra ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK by Sting ft Branford Marsalis PARCE MIHI DOMINE by Jan Garbarek and the Hilliard Ensemble Missa Mille Regretz by Cristóbal de Morales SINNERMAN by Nina Simone No Hiding Place Down Here by the Old South Quartette On the Judgement Day by The Sensational Nightingales Sinner Man by the Les Baxter Orchestra NINA CRIED POWER by Hozier ft Mavis Staples