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With Eastern Mediterranean Flavours and Reggae

Cerys speaks to travel and food writer Yasmin Khan and VP Records co-founder Miss Pat shares stories and music from her career. With music from all genres from around the globe.

Cerys speaks to travel and food writer Yasmin Khan and VP Records co-founder Miss Pat shares stories and music from her career. Cerys hand picks a joyous and eclectic soundtrack from around the globe, filled with hidden gems. This week there's brand new music from Malian kora player Ballak茅 Sissoko, Molly Linen, French electronic producer Rone and Creole sounds from The Indian Ocean. As well as cherished gems from Curtis Mayfield, Ike and Tina Turner and Jimmy McGriff.

Patricia Chin aka Miss Pat co-founded VP Records, one of the world鈥檚 leading reggae music labels after moving to New York from Kingston, Jamaica. She shares stories and highlights from her career and her recently published memoir and photo book 鈥� Miss Pat: My Reggae Music journey.

Broadcaster, travel writer and cook Yasmin Khan joins Cerys to discuss her latest publication Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece and Cyprus. For this book Yasmin travelled by boat and land to trace how recipes have spread through the Easter Mediterranean from the time of the Ottoman rule to the influence of refugee communities.

Plus Cerys delves into the 主播大秀 Archive for the voice of bass player Carol Kaye who's played bass on a vast collection of classics from JJ Cale to Sonny and Cher. Music collector and ex-record label manager Tony Higgins shares his thoughts on the golden age of Japanese jazz.

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Sun 4 Apr 2021 10:00
主播大秀 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Julian Cope

    Easter Everywhere

  • Demis Roussos

    I Dig You

    • Magic.
    • Universal Music B.V..
    • 5.

  • Will Stratton

    When I've Been Born (I'll Love You)

  • Ben Howard

    Follies Fixture

    • Collections From The Whiteout CD1.
    • Universal-Island Records Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Droids

    Crees Que Soy Sexy

    • Rocanroleando en el Paraiso.
    • 6.

  • Hideo Shiraki

    Groovy Samba

  • Masaru Imada Trio + 1

    Planets

  • Nina Simone

    See Line Woman

    • The Best Of Nina Simone.
    • Mercury Records Limited.

  • 笔辞迟茅 & Damon Albarn

    Young Lies

    • A Tenuous Tale of Her.
    • Outlier.

  • Poncho Sanchez

    Trane's Delight

  • Ballak茅 Sissoko & Sona Jobarteh

    Djourou

  • Molly Linen

    A Lot to Give

  • Charley Pride

    Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone?

    • All Time Country Greats.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 13.

  • Alton Ellis

    Mouth A Massy

    • Beginner's Guide To Ska CD1: Ska: The Sound Of Young Jamaica.
    • Nascente.
    • 13.

  • John Holt

    Stick By Me

    • 20 Reggae Classics Volume 4.
    • Sanctuary Records Ltd.
    • 6.

  • Tarrus Riley

    She's Royal

    • She's Royal.
    • VP Music Group.
    • 1.

  • Champion Jack Dupree

    Chicken Shack

  • Jimmy McGriff

    Red Beans

  • Tino Contreras

    Perico Blues

    • Concord.

  • Chick Corea, Christian McBride And Brian Blade

    La Fiesta (Live)

    • Trilogy 2 CD1.
    • Concord Jazz.
    • 6.

  • Spiders Webb

    I Don't Know What's On Your Mind (Special 12" Disco Mix)

  • J.J. Cale

    Carry On

    • Special Edition.
    • Mercury.

  • Sonny & Cher

    The Beat Goes On

    • Cher - The Greatest Hits.
    • Wea/Universal.

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    River Deep - Mountain High

    • The Best Of The Rock'n'Roll Years Vo.
    • 主播大秀.

  • El Michels Affair

    Unathi

    • Yeti Season.
    • Big Crown Records.

  • Molly Burch & Wild Nothing

    Emotion

    • Emotion.
    • Captured Tracks.
    • 1.

  • Fernando Anuang'a

    Aisulisho

    • Maasai Footsteps.

  • Rone

    Sot-l`y-laisse (feat. Odezenne)

  • George Harrison

    My Sweet Lord

    • All Things Must Pass.
    • EMI.
    • 4.

  • The Levendes

    Cypriot Syrto: Tilirkotisa - Tin Omorfi sou Vraka

  • Sattar

    Shazdeh Khanoom

  • Parasto

    Gulle Baghe Man Beyo

  • Ahment Kaya

    Kum Gibi

  • Michael Kiwanuka & Tom Misch

    Money

    • Polydor.

  • Curtis Mayfield

    Move On Up

    • MCI.

  • Ed Dowie

    Red Stone

  • Disclosure

    Birthday

    • Energy (Deluxe Edition) (PG Advisory).
    • Universal-Island Records Ltd..
    • 10.

  • Akaba Man & The Nigie Rokets

    Ta Gha Hunsimwen

  • Sakili

    Dan Mo La Kwisin

  • Nick Drake

    Pink Moon

    • Island.

Broadcast

  • Sun 4 Apr 2021 10:00
    主播大秀 Radio 6 Music