Ballroom Blockbusters

Donald Macleod takes a whirl around the world through the music
of ballroom dancing. With the help of Hilary French, author of
Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing, Donald waltzes across
Viennese ballrooms, foxtrots through New York clubs, tries the
tango in the arrabales of Buenos Aires, sambas on the streets of
Salvador and finally cha-cha-cha’s his way to Havana.


Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Alice McKee for BBC Audio
Wales & West


For full track listings, including artist and recording details,
and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after
broadcast) head to the series page for Ballroom Blockbusters
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024dnd


And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve
featured on Composer of the Week here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z