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Feb 2020
23m 45s

'Write about what you know' with Yuna, m...

Bbc World Service
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<p>The weekly show Music Life returns with Malaysian singer Yuna, guiding us through a number of musical topics with British singer and record producer Shakka, 19-year-old Chinese American YouTube star mxmtoon, and self-taught Malaysian Queer Pop icon Alex.tbh. We’re all over the musical dial with this one, in which our stars talk about how they write thei ... Show More
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