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Sep 2020
28m 20s

Dark places and bliss with Reuben James,...

Bbc World Service
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<p>Singer, pianist and producer Reuben James started playing the piano from the age of three, so in terms of the percentages of a life spent in music he’s right at the top. In this episode of Music Life, he asks Izzy Bizu, Scribz Riley and Gracey about the best song they’ve written, what they would change if they could go back in time and alter a piece of wo ... Show More
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