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Abdulrazak Gurnah, writer

Abdulrazak Gurnah, writer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.

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Music Played

  • Ray Charles

    Hit the Road Jack

    • America's Greatest Hits. 1961, Vol. 2.
    • Acrobat.
    • 27.

  • Sidney Bechet

    Petite Fleur

    • Petite Fleur.
    • Barajazz.
    • 1.

  • Seif Salim

    Nipepee

    • Taarab 2.
    • Globestyle.
    • 9.

  • Clara Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7 - 1. Allegro maestoso

    Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Holly Mathieson.
    • Romance – The Piano Music of Clara Schumann.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • The Beatles

    A Day In The Life

    • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 13.

  • Toumani Diabaté

    Kaira

    • Kaira.
    • Chrysalis Records.
    • 3.

  • Miles Davis

    So What

    • Kind of Blue.
    • CGH Ventures Inc..
    • 1.

  • Salif Keita

    Folon

    • Folon.
    • Universal-Island Records Ltd..
    • 9.

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