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Saxophone player and composer Emma Rawicz and jazz pianist and bandleader Julian Joseph join presenters Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye, taking the programme from a 1973 Elton John hit to music with historical links to the Deep South. Special guest American folk musician, fiddler and banjo player Rhiannon Giddens reveals the history of the bluegrass banjo, taking listeners from West Africa to the Americas, and the role of the transatlantic slave trade.

Genre: Music

Running Time: 45 minutes (approx)

When is Add to Playlist next on TV?

It's next showing on BBC Radio 4 September 17th, 11:00am and on BBC Radio 4 September 20th, 7:15pm. See more...

Main Cast

Jeffrey Boakye
Anna Phoebe
Emma Rawicz
Rhiannon Giddens
Julian Joseph
Kojo Samuel
Bjarte Eike
Anne Dudley
Natalie Duncan
John McSherry
Laura Jurd
Keelan Carew
Nicky Spence
Ruairi Glasheen
Gavin Higgins
Emily Sun
Daniel Shao
Leo Geyer
Amanda Whiting
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